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, May 1, 2013
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Stages, Sights & Sounds sets its sights on fairy tales
That's the theme of the Chicago Humanities Festival's annual kid-friendly spring fling, featuring 44 performances by six troupes.
by Hannah Gold
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Mad Men, Mad World
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The Chicago Humanities Festival hosted a panel discussion by the editors of the book
Mad Men, Mad World
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by Aimee Levitt
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, Nov 23, 2012
An echo is also a choice
Facts are fairly inflexible, but reporters can have their way with contexts
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 1, 2012
The invasion of the Chicago Humanities Festival
Intellectuals and artists run roughshod over the city for 11 days
by Sam Worley
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Walden
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Lit Feature
, Sep 12, 2012
Our five best bets for fall books
Ray Bradbury, Chris Ware, and Fran Lebowitz round out the page-turning season
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, Apr 25, 2012
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Apres this, the lectures
The Chicago Humanities Festival gets uncharacteristically theatrical with Stages, Sights & Sounds
by Rebecca Cohen
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, Nov 14, 2011
Judith Miller and WMD at the Chicago Humanities Festival
Journalist Judith Miller defends her WMD reporting at the Chicago Humanities Festival.
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Nov 12, 2011
Umberto Eco vs. Chicago Bears
Umberto Eco is talking at the same time the Chicago Bears are playing on Sunday. What to do?
by Jerome Ludwig
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, Nov 3, 2011
No Common at Chicago Humanities Festival
Rapper Common cancels Chicago Humanities Festival date.
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Oct 22, 2011
Chicago Humanities Festival: Festival Day in Hyde Park
The Chicago Humanities Festival's fifth annual Festival Day in Hyde Park
by Jerome Ludwig
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Lit Sidebar
, Sep 15, 2011
Our four top literary picks for fall
Chicago Humanities Festival, Alison Bechdel, Daniel Clowes, Women's Voices Weekend, and more
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, Aug 8, 2011
Chicago Humanities Festival announces this year's lineup of presenters
The 22nd annual Chicago Humanities Festival. Theme: Technology
by Jerome Ludwig
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, Apr 28, 2011
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Stages, Sights, and Sounds at the Chicago Humanities Festival
by Asher Klein
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, Jan 12, 2011
Savage Love Live
Dan Savage and Bill Savage at the Chicago Humanities Festival
by Jerome Ludwig
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, Oct 21, 2010
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Thinks Global, Lives Local
The Chicago Humanities Festival's new artistic director actually lives in Chicago—sometimes.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Symptoms of Modernity: Jews and Queers in Late-Twentieth Century Vienna
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Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Hatreds Old and New in Europe
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder
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, Oct 14, 2010
Chicago Humanities Festival
This year's fest, themed "The Body," kicks off Sunday, October 24.
by Jerome Ludwig
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Aleksandar Hemon
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Sep 20, 2010
2010 Chicago Humanities Festival Tix Go on Sale Today
by Jerome Ludwig
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, Sep 16, 2010
Fall Arts Guide 2010: Sam Shepard
Best Bet: Lit
by Tony Adler
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The Slow and Painful Death of Sam Shepard
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Blogs
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, Jan 19, 2010
Paul Farmer, Edwidge Danticat, and Jeffrey Sachs on Haiti
Chicago Humanities Festival programs on Haiti
by Jerome Ludwig
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