Category: Literary Journalism
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Getting It Right: A Look at the Jupiter String Quartet
The Jupiter String Quartet has hit many high notes since arriving in C-U ten years ago. And when the Jupiters don’t get it exactly right, they keep plugging away.
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Female Cop on the Beat: My Case for More Literary Journalism
Dan Kurash’s article gives readers an on-the-spot feel of how diverse – and dangerous – a cop’s job is while patrolling the streets in a car inundated with gadgets.
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Saturday Evening Kicks
It’s a beautiful Saturday evening, late September. I’m here for a department get-together, something I signed up for at the last minute at work to avoid a family get-together.
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Misleading but Worthwhile: Tucker Carlson’s ‘Long Slide’
In the first piece, “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” published by Esquire, Tucker Carlson boards an iffy plane to head to a war zone in West Africa with Al Sharpton and individuals in the Nation of Islam. The objective of this unofficial diplomatic group was no less than to halt a civil war in Liberia.
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Kevin Elliott: A Soldier of the ‘Blues’
Kevin Elliott was a musical trooper when he took the stage at WEFT radio station on this night, ailing a little and not as primed to play as usual because of a lingering cold. But there was a writer around (me), a good number of people in attendance, and the event was part of the…
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A Night Out at 217 Float … Far Away From Mars
There’s a line in the tune in which Bruno Mars tells listeners—doing his best James Brown impression—“Ya gotta relax.” I wonder if the energetic entertainer has ever floated. It accomplishes what he recommends.
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NCAA Women’s Tennis Matchups Entertain on a Rainy Saturday Evening
Soon I forget about the potential rain and observe the mesmerizing rallies across all courts. Serves and forehands get sliced. Some balls barely clear the net but somehow do make it over — that never ceases to transfix me. The players grunt after hits, just like on TV. Different parts of the crowd erupt in cheers for players…
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A Mid-day Break at Bevier Café
I think of pop-up restaurants, eateries in Champaign-Urbana that have come and gone, and of pricey food-delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats. Restaurants come and go, and the industry is always in flux, but nestled into a second-floor corner of Bevier Hall, this café feels classic, collaborative, and timeless.