The Reckoning of Natasha Trethewey
In the three and a half decades since her mother’s murder, the two-time U.S. poet laureate has been stalked by the ghosts of her past. Now she might just be able to lay them to rest.
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How Will History Museums Remember This Moment?
What local institutions and archivists are doing to immortalize a disorienting time in Chicago
Court of Chaos
A new memoir by Lee Weiner — the member of the Chicago Seven that was actually from the city — gives fresh insight into how the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests and trial really went down.
Museums Are Reopening. But Will They Ever Be the Same?
Science and nature exhibits are rife with buttons to press, touchscreens to swipe, and levers to pull — all the high-touch activities we’re meant to be avoiding.