See Black Harvest Festival films in Chicago!!

“No aspect of cognitive understanding is perfunctory.” Having to insist on this, over and over again, to administrators and—god help me—other *faculty* pushing AI in colleges is one of the most depressing things I have ever experienced professionally www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...

@HereandNow re discussion with pilot ask him why there should be any trust in Republicans in Congress to negotiate after passage of a "clean CR" the party has proved itself time and time again untrustworthy in their commitment to by partisan negotiation, even those already agreed

@hereandnow.bsky.social Now why not ask the pilot you were talking to why he wasn't pressing the Republicans to agree to the continuation of healthcare subsidies prior to agreement on the continuing resolution

Packed streets for the #NoKings March in Chicago!

Librarians are out here defending democracy. Just a reminder.

The city of Chicago is doing a whole series of events in November to honor the 50th anniversary of Siskel & Ebert’s very first episode. If I lived there, I’d be at all of these.

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end. In the meantime: • Figure out a small way to help someone • Figure out a small way to fight back • Figure out a small place to find joy • Figure out a small way to grow and thrive And do it often.

from me -- a profile of Jafar Panahi, a filmmaker whose work has perfectly met our age of surveillance and interrogation and asks the imperative question of: Who are we, and what comes next? IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT = masterpiece, imo.

Oh, here we go - prepping the military to be used against the US population. "This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

This is the President of the United States talking to the US military about his domestic political opposition.

Chicago folks, the Art Institute's exhibition of Elizabeth Catlett's work is open and I highly encourage you to visit. I saw the exhibition 3 times when it was at the Brooklyn Museum. You will thank me later. www.artic.edu/articles/121...

One thing that is so dispiriting about our present moment is how so much is going to just keep getting worse and new students and faculty won’t know what they are missing only the misery of shitty AI and overworked people trying to hold things together with nails and duct tape

Today, the New York Times published this exceptional opinion piece by Robert Lee Williams. Incarcerated at Eastern NY Correctional Facility, Robert — in addition to his work as an essayist — is a full-time Bard student enrolled through BPI.

This is very cool @friede.bsky.social - for all who put it to use, would love to see what you did, how it went with your students! I was so pleased with responses from mine after we folded, cut and assembled them together and then read and discussed…

I curate the history series at public media's journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR & PBS, educational, community, and affiliate stations. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate! current.org/series/rewind/

@paularcurtis.bsky.social ICYMI

thanks to everyone sharing and contributing! thousands of individual visitors this afternoon already suggests how much we need to work together, carry one another, take heart in solidarity. and the students want more too.

@lijin

@cinemal2001.bsky.social does opening shot also sets up looking through windows as a framing device reminding us that we are always voyeurs

Yes. More of this!

There are some interesting distinctions between Michael Tolkin’s novel and his screenplay for THE PLAYER. We’ll touch on that and much, much more at #CinemaInterruptus, Aug. 11-14, at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center. Tickets now available! www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus

Professor @dem8z.bsky.social speaking on the steps of the Rotunda yesterday in protest of the authoritarian takeover of higher education.

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress without cause! Sign the petition to stop Trump's attack on the Library of Congress. Help show that Americans will not stand for another attack on our library institutions. action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Chicago: Join us on 5/22. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1334831780...

#VultureOchiGrid Vulture Cinematrix No. 395: Apr 25, 2025 I got 9/9 Correct Score: 2592 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: vulture.com/vulturecinem...

Hands Off Rally and March Chicago 4/5/2025

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

My quilt, “The Price of Democracy”, a statement about how some people used the price of eggs as an excuse not to vote for a woman president in the year 2024, knowing that the other choice would try to destroy democracy here and abroad. #craftavism #politiquilt #eggquilt #artquilt #modernquilting

Re-upping this again as more people read about the Khalil case. More information to come, but nothing in WP and NYT so far contradicts original reporting. Again, it DOES NOT MATTER what you think about him or his cause. Either government is bound by the law for all of us or we're all at their mercy.

Important for understanding implications of the Defense Department purge. Who will be their replacements? Recall this report from December: "Prospective occupants of high posts inside the Pentagon" were asked "whether they believed the 2020 election was stolen."

TOMORROW (WED): Rallies are being held across the country to protest the funding cuts to science and the illegal firing of federal workers. Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare. Details: labor4highered.org

Action Needed!

Latest arrival! Now affordable and in paperback! Structures of Governance in Song Dynasty China by Charles Hartman (2023) - a 'breathtakingly transformed understanding of the functioning of the Song state' 🤯 #histbookchat #sinology - peels away the myth of the Confucian state! 📚💜

My colleague, Isabella Bruno, developed a great resource for those who need access to academic publications but are not affiliated with academic organizations.

A reminder that we're currently open for pitches from all historians working off the tenure track. 🗃️

Re: Thinking is a new favorite companion on long runs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ret… love this episode you#brainin o#artr#STEAMAM add th#artsts t#STEMEM

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Five years ago, we took a chance on something new. Thanks for taking a chance on us and supporting the magazine over the past five years!

We're going to open up for pitches soon. If you think you might want to pitch, or you're not sure how to go about doing it, we've got a handy guide to help you understand what we're looking for. contingentmagazine.org/how-to-pitch...

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