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Illinois Humanities Council Looking for gift ideas? Check out Ex Libris, our redesigned books (& more) store. Updating staff picks right now! http://bit.ly/3gtYFP
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The Illinois Humanities Council, in association with Amazon.com, has developed Ex Libris, an online bookstore. If you click on any of the items below or on the categories in the right sidebar, you can ...
Illinois Humanities Council Reading about scientific predictions & projections, how & why they are embarrassingly wrong: http://bit.ly/293W1A
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A South Korean postage stamp issued in 2005 depicts a scene that is reminiscent of the iconic human evolution cartoon in which a stooping ape evolves, in six or so steps, into an upright, bipedal Homo sapiens. ...
Illinois Humanities Council Our "Looking for Democracy" film contest deadline is December 1. Where do you find democracy in your life? http://bit.ly/AuxWs
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The Public Square, a program of the Illinois Humanities Council; Independent Television Service (ITVS); Kartemquin Films; Independent Feature Project Chicago; Columbia College Television ...
Illinois Humanities Council Fascinating WashPo article on the evolution of narrative in the age of twitter and text messages: http://bit.ly/3V2wA4
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Gary Smith writes very long stories for a living. They run 8,000 words. He crafts four of them a year for Sports Illustrated. He is a throwback, a spinner of yarns in what we will call for the millionth time the Age of Twitter. Narrative these days competes against incrementalized information -- ...
Illinois Humanities Council Just posted some new pictures from Public Square, Road Scholars, and Oil and Water events in our online photo gallery!
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The Public Square fosters debate, dialogue, and exchange of ideas about cultural, social, and political issues with an emphasis on social justice.
Illinois Humanities Council Library Jounal has posted its fascinating November cover story online: "The Future of Reading."
The Future of Reading Is Secure, Peters Argues, if We Put Readers First - 10/30/2009 - Library Journ
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In the future, will readers only be found at living history farms or natural history museums? Hardly, argues Tom Peters, in LJ's Nov. 1 cover story.
Illinois Humanities Council Prepping for Halloween w/ "Monsters & the Moral Imagination." Interesting article on why zombies, et al. are hot now. http://bit.ly/3mneMr
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Monsters are on the rise. People can't seem to get enough of vampires lately, and zombies have a new lease on life. This year and next we have the release of the usual horror films like Saw VI and Halloween ...
Illinois Humanities Council We just named our 2009 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award winners! Read all about these 44 great "humanities heroes" from all parts of Illinois.
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The Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award is a biennial honor bestowed on individuals who carry the torch of the humanities. These humanities heroes are nominated by Illinois mayors.
Illinois Humanities Council Check out Shia Kapos' blog writeup of our benefit luncheon yesterday. "Humanities Council benefit gets people talking" http://bit.ly/3DmOjC
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With its Sam's Wines purchase in the can, Binny's isn't slowing down. The company is eyeing more locations across Chicago, the state — maybe even across the country.
Illinois Humanities Council Interesting online exhibit - "Integrating the Life of the Mind: African Americans at the University of Chicago 1870-1940." It was curated by IHC board member Danielle Allen!
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Based on the historical and archival collections of the University of Chicago Library, this exhibit presents original manuscripts, rarely seen portraits and photographs, African American publications, ...