Articles > Newspapers > International Newspapers, Major Markets > The Irish Times articles > October 2009

Article: Mordant and fresh writing on the Windy City

Article from:
The Irish Times
Article date:
October 14, 2009
Author:
Copyright

BOOK OF THE DAY: Granta 108: Chicago. Granta Publications. pp288 pound(s)10.99

CHICAGO'S RECENT bid for the Olympics vanished quicker than the time it takes Usain Bolt to flash past the finish line. As Tom Humphries memorably wrote in this paper: the girl from Ipanema got the nod ahead of the boy from Hawaii. The boy from Hawaii, of course, being Chicago's most famous recent resident, Barack Obama.

Chicago is the subject of the periodical Granta's current issue. Four times a year Granta Publications brings out excellent anthologies of essays, articles, stories and photo essays in a book- length format. The slightly esoteric choice of theme for this issue is the American city of Chicago, ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Delta doubles flights between New York City and ...
M2 Presswire;  November 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Delta doubles flights between New York City and Chicago; Increased frequency, direct ... Delta Air Lines customers in New York and Chicago will find it easier to do ... departures between airports in New York and Chicago, including seven new departures ...

Article: New York's Lebow has his own ideas to get ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 27, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... running climates in Chicago and New York. There is a big ... be unmanageable. Chicago's will have perhaps 10,000. New York's men's field ... feel upbeat about Chicago this year. More people from New York are going to the ...

Article: NBA Basketball: NBA Matchup - New York at ...
Sports Network;  January 13, 2003 ;     636 words ... ... Tied 84-84 Home Record: New York 9-11; Chicago 12-7 Away Record: New ... 1-16 Current Streak: New York (L1); Chicago (L2) Record vs. Central ... winning its last two at Chicago. Note - New York has lost four of seven and ...

Article: Baseball: NL Matchup -- Chicago Cubs at New ...
Sports Network;  September 19, 2002 ;     637 words ... ... Game One - New York 3, Chicago 1 Game Two - New York 2, Chicago 1 Game Three - Thursday, September 19th ... at Chi; 3-0 at NY) Home Record: Chicago 34-41; New York 35-38 Away Record: Chicago 30-47 ...

Article: Baseball: AL Matchup - Chicago White Sox at New ...
Sports Network;  September 12, 2002 ;     692 words ... ... Chi; 4-2 at NY) Home Record: Chicago 40-32; New York 48-25 Away Record: Chicago 32-43; New York 44-28 Record vs. Eastern Division ... WP: Sirotka; LP: Pettitte) Chicago last five games New York last five games ...

Article: Baseball: AL Matchup -- New York Yankees at ...
Sports Network;  September 24, 2003 ;     675 words ... ... Game One - Chicago 6, New York 3 (10 innings) Game Two - New York 7, Chicago 0 Game Three - Wednesday, September ... NY; 3-3 at Chi) Home Record: New York 47-31; Chicago 50-30 Away Record: New York 51 ...

Article: NBA Basketball: NBA Matchup - Chicago at New ...
Sports Network;  January 14, 2003 ;     647 words ... ... Tied 84-84 Home Record: Chicago 12-7; New York 9-11 Away Record: Chicago ... 4-10 Current Streak: Chicago (L2); New York (L1) Record vs. Atlantic ... winning its last two at Chicago. Note - New York has lost four of seven and ...

Article: CHICAGO VS. NEW YORK: CAROL WILLIS AND ...
The Next American City;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... characterized as a race between Chicago and New York's globetrotting architects ... What does the future hold for New York and Chicago's skylines? Is it still ... America, what is the future for New York and Chicago as cities in the sky? The ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives