1 In which we compare the world as seen by the Chicago Tribune on the day I started work, Sept. 4, 1971, and today, 40 years later. Perhaps less change than you think. It was 40 years ago today, reduxSeptember 4, 2011
3 In which we focus on Iceland's thousand years of literary endeavor, from the sagas and eddas through Halldór Laxness and on to Arnaldur Indriðason. (It helps that we just visited.) In the land of the jólabókaflóðiðAugust 1, 2011
In which we commemorate Chicago's "Talk Like Shakespeare" Day by catching up with the Bard for our second annual interview about media issues. Have use case, will time-travel: An interviewApril 23, 2010