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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 9h

well, I feel silly now
great photos

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John Lillig @jclillig2.bsky.social · 10h

Picked up @robertloerzel.bsky.social & James A. Pierce's book The Uptown at City Lit Books. Looking forward to seeing the authors at the 11/5 event at the Cliff Dwellers'

ROBERT LOERZEL – Chicago author, freelance journalist, and photographer

www.robertloerzel.com

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 10h

fabulous

libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 10h

Gorgeous photo
Taken from Wilmette?

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 14h

'Embroidery.' (1817) The paintings of Georg Friedrich Kersting have proved perennial objects of admiration, not only for their atmospheric use of colour, their meditative serenity and (what we all need from time to time) a sense of seclusion from the outside world.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 15h

Attention Dwight H Perkins nerds:

Green flyer with a photo of Dwight H Perkins just in case you thought this was about the guy you sat next to in third grade who picked his nose. It’s not that Dwight.

Text reads:
“Ald. Ruth Cruz cordially invites you to the
HONORARY STREET DEDICATION FOR
DWIGHT H.
PERKINS
(1867-1941)
Distinguished Chicago Architect
Designer of 40 Public School Buildings in Chicago Co-Founder of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 10:30 AM
on the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street, in front of Schurz High School”

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 23h

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/m...

MacArthur 2025 ‘genius grant’ winners include a Chicago photographer

Tonika Lewis Johnson’s artwork includes the acclaimed Folded Map Project. She’s one of 22 new MacArthur Fellows, announced on Wednesday.

www.chicagotribune.com

libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 1d

I am not familiar with cawdle.
@annelouiseavery

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Lena G R @lenagr.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago’s Irving park road is becoming a real hub of fiber arts these days! #knitting #weaving #spinning #dyeing studios, galleries, and more. When the world is full of horrors we need community & the arts more than ever. Check out some of these new spots

Map of Chicago’s Irving park road on the northwest side shows a dot near kimball on the east end and a dot on long to the west, with the route 80 bus connecting them.

View of the author beginning to knit from a white ball of yarn in front of a green woven table cloth and a coffee mug

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 2d

So beautiful.

libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 2d

It's hard not be dubious about a Maigret who is not wearing a fedora! Sacrilege! But I was just over on FB reading viewer comments, and, as someone pointed out, it is necessary to "interpret" Maigret for a younger audience if Masterpiece is to survive.

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 2d

I found it hard to feel that an "updated" Maigret could be satisfying, but I notice that the rating for IMDB is 7.2. I just watched the first two episodes, a two-parter, and I found the second episode more satisfying than the first. I think it is growing on me.

libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 3d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RzH...

Harper Lee's mysterious and reclusive story | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

YouTube video by American Masters PBS

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 3d

www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America.

www.nbcnews.com

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 3d

I did not initially realize this, but this series has not been released in the UK yet. It was produced by Playground, not the BBC or ITV. It is filmed in Budapest. I thought the Bruno Cremer series was filmed in Prague and Finland, but I may well be wrong.

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libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 3d

"Maigret is an unconventional young detective with something to prove, relentless in his investigations, with an uncanny ability to get under the skin of the criminals he is chasing and a matchless knowledge of Paris and its inhabitants."

libaoscompanion.bsky.social @libaoscompanion.bsky.social · 3d

I was under the impression that this was produced in the UK.
"Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim) stars as Jules Maigret, who heads the elite police unit known as La Crim, responsible for investigating all serious crime in and around Paris."