Running through Sunday, the 30th annual Newberry Book Fair is the place to be for any bibliophile. Here are some things to look forward to: Lots of books The Newberry Library says that during the fair 120,000 books are up…
The front page of the July 13, 1979, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times featured a photo of Sox fans storming the field. In the background, the scoreboard reads “please return to your seats.” The accompanying caption did not – could not –…
Talk shows are usually the province of TV and guys in swanky studios in New York or Burbank. There are a handful of them in Chicago, and one of them is about to celebrate its eighth year. The Interview Show has…
Eddie Mannix had a life fit for a movie: He was a studio executive who worked the press to protect the image of his film stars, had affairs with women–and his wife had an affair with Superman actor George Reeves.…
Available now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in hardcover for $20.oo. Throughout the 20th century, African-Americans faced extraordinary difficulties as they tried to earn a decent living and break the barriers that kept them down. The Chicago Defender has seen all of…
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