Dialogs: Heather McGhee and Helene Gayle Discuss Stories, Politics, Economics, and the Hope for Change in CHF Panel
Most of us probably don’t think of economics as an optimistic field. For some of us it pulls up thoughts…
Most of us probably don’t think of economics as an optimistic field. For some of us it pulls up thoughts…
A parade of artists and pop art, literary and music figures from mid-century America populate Louis Menand’s new book, The…
When one speaks more than one language, and moves from one to another with any degree of frequency, one runs…
Ray Bradbury’s work and reputation have aged like fine dandelion wine. Unlike many of his fellow 20th century science-fiction…
What if you could build a holographic map, in which all America’s Indigenous poets, from the beginning of time until…
As if to prove his versatility as a writer and creator, George Saunders’ latest book, A Swim in a Pond…
Fifty years ago, Daniel Ellsberg, an economist and military analyst, created a national controversy that resulted in a landmark press…
Author, journalist, and academic Walter Isaacson and WBEZ’s chief content officer Steve Edwards were brought together virtually to speak to…
Even via Zoom, Don Evans is passionate about Chicago’s relationship with the written word. A writer, editor, and teacher, Evans…
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates brought a technology-infused optimism to the Chicago Humanities Festival panel in which he and…
Patrick T. Reardon, a regular contributor to Third Coast Review, recently released his new book, The Loop: The “L” Tracks…
What year were you born:? If you are lucky enough to meet Margaret Atwood, she might ask you that. Knowing…
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