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At 75, Smokey The Bear Is Actually A Controversial Figure
By Wendy Mellilo/The Conversation
Smokey Bear turns 75 on August 9th.
The star of the longest-running public-service advertising campaign in U.S. history is now big on social media, with Facebook, Flickr, Instagram and Twitter accounts.
Posted on July 21, 2019
A People's History Of ThanksgivingWhere Is The Gold?With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.Continue reading "A People's History Of Thanksgiving" » Posted on November 28, 2013 |
Chicago Blog Review: Fruit SlingerA welcome blast of summer-friendly food porn on a daily basis.Continue reading "Chicago Blog Review: Fruit Slinger" » Posted on August 6, 2009 |
At 75, Smokey The Bear Is Actually A Controversial Figure
By Wendy Mellilo/The Conversation
Sometimes, Smokey gets caught in the middle of the campaign's roots in World War II patriotism, propaganda and racism.Posted on July 21, 2019
The Ordeal Of The Jungle
By SIU Press
Race and the Chicago Federation of Labor, 1903-1922.Posted on July 9, 2019
How The 'Good Guy With A Gun' Became A Deadly American Fantasy
By Susanna Lee/The Conversation
Real life is not pulp fiction: Research has shown that gun-toting independence unleashes much more chaos and carnage than heroism.Posted on July 5, 2019
Chicago Thrift Store Book Haul
By Mountain School via YouTube
"Hauling books from a really nice thrift store I visited while on vacation in Chicago."Posted on June 28, 2019
Noah Webster's Dictionary Wars
By Peter Martin/Aeon
Ultimately, the Merriams were the real winners in the American dictionary wars, having made a fortune from Webster's name. Had Webster returned to see they did to his dictionary, though, he probably would have thought of himself as one of the big losers.Posted on June 25, 2019
Semicolon In West Town
By Semicolon
Black woman-owned bookstore and gallery opening in July.Posted on June 24, 2019
Rand McNally Releases Updated Motor Carriers' Road Atlas Line
By Rand McNally
The annual editions are anticipated by professional drivers.Posted on June 19, 2019
Heirloom Books
By Twilight City Studios
"In my family, hand-me-down books were the heirlooms, not jewelry or anything like that."Posted on June 14, 2019
Highlights | Printers Row Lit Fest 2019
Souvenirs.Posted on June 12, 2019
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