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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Close to flawless volleyball for the Loyola women as they swept St. Louis at Gentile, especially the comeback in the third. Enjoy the road trip, Ramblers!

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The Newberry @newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Are you curious about how archives could take your research to the next level? Learn the fundamentals of using archives, what kinds of materials you can expect to find, and develop confidence in research strategies. Taught by our Manuscripts and Archive Librarian! @chicollections.bsky.social

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great time at Beloiter Days @beloitcollege.bsky.social. Loved reading the old Round Tables in the archives. Then a fantastic opening to the @chicagosymphony.bsky.social season: Schumann's Manfred Overture, Hilary Hahn on Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (plus two encores!), and Dvorak's Fifth Symphony.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Heartbreaker at Gentile as Loyola Women’s Volleyball falls to UIC 3-2. Fifth set was insane. Played their hearts out. Quick turnaround: they’re back at it tomorrow vs DePaul at McGrath-Phillips. Almost never knew what a great volleyball town this is! Conference season is going to be lit.

Leyna Nguyen goes up for an attack at the net in the Loyola Ramblers’ 3-2 loss to the UIC Flames at Gentile Arena on September 17, 2026.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The new episode of John Brown Today with Louis A. DeCaro Jr. cites Lerone Bennett Jr.'s book Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream. The Chicago State University Archives has its manuscript which includes this list of alternate titles. johnbrowntoday.buzzsprout.com/1473337/epis...

Manuscript page from Chicago State University's Lerone Bennett Jr. Collection showing possible alternate titles for Bennett's book Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream. "compelled; forced; prodded; coerced; pushed; thrust; shoved; driven Into Glory." ("driven" is underlined.)

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 11/09/2026

‘The distinction between modernity and indigeneity is upended again and again throughout the exhibition.’ Kevin Okoth visits 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵, the Barbican’s exhibition of the art and culture of Pan-Africa. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Kevin Okoth · At the Barbican: Pan-African Art

Project a Black Planet, the Barbican’s exhibition of the art and culture of Pan-Africa, is neither a comprehensive...

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Great volleyball at Gentile tonight. Loyola took the home opener 3-2 over Southeast Missouri State.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem was my Dolly Parton.

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The Formidable Genealogist @formidablegen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hey! I'm in the national news! A reporter from NBC talked me regarding the National Archives closures. THIS IS THE FIRST NATIONAL COVERAGE OF THIS. It's behind a subscriber paywall, but the link is below. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #genealogy #nara #nationalarchives

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Fears grow that the possible closing of federal archives sites could bury key parts of American history

The government hasn’t shared full plans for the possible closings in California and Chicago, where historical records on immigration, land rights and more are housed.

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Cait Coker <<digital brat with an insect mind>> @caitcoker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The full print catalog for 'We are each other's Harvest': Gwendolyn Brooks and the Formation of Black Literary Canon can be downloaded here! www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/131934

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We are each other's harvest: Gwendolyn Brooks and the formation of Black literary canon: An exhibition celebrating the 75th anniversary of the publication of Annie Allen | IDEALS

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Trying to buy tickets for the Big Ten Volleyball Tournament in Fishers in November was a shit show. It should be somewhere bigger anyway just to accommodate the Nebraska fans. Looking for one courtside if anyone wants to hit me up.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Greetings from Washington, DC! Here’s Jefferson’s copy of the Odyssey from the Library of Congress.

Antique books from Thomas Jefferson’s collection at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, including Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

New career high for Caitlin Clark: 45 pts, along with 10 assists, in the Indiana Fever’s 110-107 win over the Seattle Storm. Watch SportsCenter tonight if you didn’t see it. First ever 40-point/10-assist game in WNBA history.

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Chicago Area Archivists @chicagoarchivists.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Sign the petition to stop the closure of the National Archives at Chicago:

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Sign the Petition

Stop the Closure of the National Archives at Chicago!

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did all right at the American Association of University Women book sale in Elmhurst: The Encyclopedia of Chicago, first editions of the Obamas' Becoming and A Promised Land, Thomas Mann Diaries 1918-1939, and a nice copy of Gwendolyn Brooks' Blacks inscribed to Wilma.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Snake-eyes at the Book and Paper Fair, but good finds at the Open Books West Loop half-off sale. Best was a nice first edition of Dreams from My Father for $5.75! I’ve been enjoying the audiobook on @libbyapp.com through La Grange Public Library. @barackobama.bsky.social @obamafoundation.bsky.social

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Book lovers! Tomorrow (Saturday, June 13, 2026): The 63rd Annual Chicago Book and Paper Fair. 10am-5pm. Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Union Hall, 1340 W Washington Blvd. Admission $10, Students with ID $5. www.mwaba.com

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Chicago Book & Paper Fair

Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association A Non-Profit Association of Antiquarian Booksellers Promoting the Love of Books, Maps, Prints and Ephemera. Join Us for the 2026 MWABA Chicago Book & Paper ...

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The Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"To persist in caring about books, and to do so in the face of those who tell us not to, is to fight for a world that takes knowledge seriously." —Sheila Liming

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Sheila Liming: “The End of Books”

A university professor on what we lose when we lose the book as a physical medium.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

@timmiller.bsky.social Dear Sir: The choice of "Like a Possum" by Lou Reed, one of my favorite songs, as the closer of yesterday's episode was inspired. Keep up the good work. Calm as an angel! Kheir Fakhreldin, La Grange, IL.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Repetition is the new novelty.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

@leahlitman.bsky.social Warren G and Nate Dogg were big Second Amendment guys, as I recall.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Who's more famous, David Hasselhoff or Nick Fuentes?

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Radio show tonight on WLTL! Hear what my voice sounds like! 6-8 pm CST, 88.1 FM in La Grange, IL and vicinity and worldwide at wltl.net. Send me your requests and dedications!

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Home | WLTL

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness at Lyric Opera lived up to the hype! Billy’s a genius. Those songs are undeniable. It reminded me of being blown away the first time I heard it back in Nara in 1995. I used his Guitar World article on inspiration in my CCNY freshman comp classes.

Kheir Fakhreldin smiling at Lyric Opera before the performance of A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness on November 25, 2025.

Photo taken from the balcony of audience members on the main floor lobby of Lyric Opera during the intermission of A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, November 25, 2025.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Great time at Archivists Night at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last night. Beethoven's Coriolan, a Haydn symphony, and Manfred Honeck's program of Mozart's Requiem and related music. Thanks to Frank Villella and the Chicago Area Archivists for the hookup! Seeing it from the third row was so fun.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Good few days of music from previous centuries. Getting ready to hear Belly play King for its 30th anniversary at Thalia Hall. Saturday was Muti conducting the CSO on Stravinsky, Rodrigo (the amazing Concierto de Aranjuez with Pablo Sáinz-Villegas), and Brahms 4; and yesterday was Cav/Pag at Lyric.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Another classic at Welsh Ryan today as Northwestern Volleyball beat Maryland in four sets. Rylen Reid led the Cats with 15 kills after a career-high 27 on Friday against Iowa. (Big Ten Player of the Week?) Bella Bullington had 14 kills including the game winner and Lauren Carter had three aces.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Northwestern defeats Iowa in five sets at Welsh Ryan. Rylen Reid in her first home game back from injury got match point with her 27th kill.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Very good chicken cutlet with curry rice at Umaka Ramen in Old Orchard. Iowa vs Northwestern volleyball tonight at 7.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Another good music weekend: last night, A Soldier’s Tale and other works by Stravinsky at Orchestra Hall, and this afternoon, Medea at Lyric Opera.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tremendous performance of Berlioz's Harold in Italy and Symphonie Fantastique by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra tonight.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Heading to a fifth set in Evanston, Michigan vs Northwestern. It’s live on BTN. Go Blue!

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I read The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson and had a resurgence of interest in post-structuralist literary theory. I'm planning to re-read Anti-Oedipus, Gender Trouble, and The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1, all of which have audiobooks now, for the first time since Lisa Haines Wright's class in Fall '92.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

'Cats looked good again but lost to Minnesota in four sets at Welsh-Ryan. Paris, Bullington, Reid, Navarette, Carter, Elnady, Wright, Simkus, Dignan, and Wagner all stood out. Tim Nollan has a lot to work with. They're 1-3 in conference but they could still make some noise. They play Michigan 10/16.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Good early conference volleyball game underway in Evanston. Michigan State (1-1, 11-1) taking on Northwestern (1-1, 11-3). It’s Alumnae Night! ’Cats are looking really good, taking the first set 25-15 and hitting .400 to the Spartans’ .026.

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

So is Lindsey Halligan still going to straighten out the Smithsonian or is that over now?

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I’m at Welsh-Ryan Arena for my first volleyball game of the season! Northwestern takes the first set 25-12 over Campbell. 7 kills already for Rylen Reid. ’Cats are looking good!

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

It took a couple months but my interlibrary loan of Pierre Nora's Realms of Memory just arrived. All three volumes. I guess I know what I'm doing tonight. Thanks NIU Libraries! #LicenseToILL

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I was in the bleachers at this game, April 22, 1990, when Ryne Sandberg set the record of 480 total chances without an error. His streak reached 584 over 123 games. RIP Ryno. www.mlb.com/video/ryne-s...

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Ryne Sandberg sets error-free record | 04/22/1990

Ryne Sandberg sets error-free record with his 480th chance without an error for second baseman

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Kheir Fakhreldin @kheir.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The summer music continues. Friday night was Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony at Ravinia with my friend Tom and his family. Last night was Kim Deal at Thalia Hall. She sounded great! She played all of Nobody Loves You More, some classic Breeders, and “Gigantic.” So much love for her from the crowd!

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