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Political Coverage Has Turned Into Theater Reviews, CBS’ John Dickerson Says in CHF Event

The news media could enhance the work of a President in the White House by asking the right questions during the campaign, John Dickerson, CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent, said during […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • June 25, 2020
    • Live Lit , Stages

    Historian Adam Hochschild on Activist Rose Pastor Stokes in Humanities Festival Event

    Rose Pastor Stokes was born poor, married rich and became an activist and agitator most of us have never heard of. Historian  Adam Hochschild tells her story in his new […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • May 1, 2020
    • Events , Lit , Stages

    Review: Sarah Vowell’s Acerbic “Past and Present” Closes Chicago Humanities Festival

    Narrative nonfiction titan Sarah Vowell closed the diverse and well-curated Chicago Humanities Festival’s 30th anniversary “Power” juggernaut Sunday at Francis W. Parker School in Lincoln Park, showcasing her acerbic wit […]

  • Karin McKie
  • November 13, 2019
    • Event , Fiction , Lit , Stages

    George R.R. Martin Discusses Influences, Inclusion & Diversity in Sci-Fi/Fantasy at Humanities Festival

    Commencing last week with journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Chicago Humanities Festival continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary in full force with acclaimed author George R.R. Martin being the […]

  • Adam Prestigiacomo
  • October 15, 2019
    • Lit , Live lit events , Stages

    Ta-Nehisi Coates Brilliantly Inaugurates the 30th Chicago Humanities Festival

    MacArthur Fellow (genius award) writer Ta-Nehisi Coates launched the Chicago Humanities Festival’s impressive 30th anniversary “Power” season with an engaging and lively discussion on October 2 at UIC’s Dorin Forum. […]

  • Karin McKie
  • October 5, 2019
    • Lit , Live lit events

    340 Days Spent 250 Miles Above Earth: Astronaut Scott Kelly Shares Lessons at Chicago Humanities Festival

    When former astronaut Captain Scott Kelly took his first flying test for the U.S. Navy, he nearly crashed when he landed. His instructor asked, “are you sure this is a […]

  • Colin S. Smith
  • November 16, 2017
    • Lit , Live lit events , Reviews

    Roxane Gay, Camille Paglia and Jessa Crispin at War in My Head

    Jessa Crispin, book

    Several weeks ago, I went to hear Roxane Gay read from her latest book Hunger as a part of the Chicago Humanities Festival Now summer programming. The event fell on […]

  • Emma Terhaar
  • July 12, 2017
    • Fiction , Lit , Live lit events

    George Saunders, Pop Culture Phenom, Comes to Chicago

    I’ve liked George Saunders’ since I read his short story collection Pastoralia as a freshman in college. I’d never read anything like it. There was a historical re-enactment theme park, […]

  • Emma Terhaar
  • March 13, 2017
    • Comedy , Live lit events

    Trevor Noah on His Mother and Donald Trump in Discussion at the Music Box

    The last day of the Chicago Humanities Festival ended at the Music Box Theatre with a discussion between the “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah and the editor of his memoir, Chris Jackson. […]

  • Colin S. Smith
  • November 19, 2016
    • Classical , Interviews , Lit , Music

    A Three-Part Suite with Philip Glass at the Chicago Humanities Festival

    When Philip Glass sat down at the piano bench at the Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall, he began playing “Metamorphosis II.” His repetitive yet meditative playing placed the audience under his […]

  • Colin S. Smith
  • November 8, 2016
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