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Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment

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The Second Estate

Ray D. Madoff

The Greek Tragedies

Aeschylus

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Brighten Your Winter Day with Images from “Gems and the New Science”

Jan 22, 2026

The winter solstice may be behind us, but the Chicago region is still gripped by wintry gloom. We’re brightening our day with a few images from Gems and the New Science: Matter and Value in the Scientific Revolution by Michael Bycroft. ...

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