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Merriam-Webster dictionary adds looksmaxxing, cuffing season and more definitions

September 21, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

Merriam-Webster, the venerable dictionary that traces its roots to a time before looksmaxxing and yacht...

September 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

"Cahokia Jazz" is set in the independent state of Cahokia, roughly centered on what is...

September 16, 2026 at 1:12 p.m.

Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author and essayist renowned for her poetic explorations of nature,...

September 16, 2026 at 8:17 a.m.

Former President George W. Bush has a new book of oil paintings coming out in...

September 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Welcome to the Super Bowl of Reading, a.k.a. fall, autumn, spooky season, curl-up-with-a-pumpkin-spice-anything-and-read-a-book season.

September 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

James Sie's production captures the essence of the groundbreaking 1962 Madeleine L’Engle book that was...

September 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A weekend of tavern hopping celebrates the 75th anniversary of Algren’s masterpiece, “Chicago: City on...

September 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The capsule summary is that "The Disappearers" is about the vicious homophobia of James' home...

September 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

From architectural highlights to cultural happenings to Chicago's spooky season, a look ahead at the...

September 9, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

The Chicago Public Library on Wednesday announced Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize-winning novel “Orbital” as the...