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Seemingly unrelated places — from authors’ homes to grave sites to garbage dumps-turned-golf courses — serve as the imagination for writers of the essays in “Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest.”The new creative nonfiction collection of 73 essays (University of Illinois Press) is inspired by the writers’ encounters with the places that make up Midwestern literature. Featuring essays about spaces important to writers like Toni Morrison and Sandra Cisneros, the literary tour snakes readers through places like St. Louis, Cleveland, and Chicago. There are seven essays devoted to Chicago area cities, from Hammond, Ind. to Forest Haven, Ill. Green Room Newsletter You’re subscribed!Please check your inbox for your confirmation. Stay ahead of what’s hitting Chicago stages, galleries, museums and more with Green Room, WBEZ’s weekly arts & culture newsletter! Sorry, there was an error registering your email. Email Sign Up By subscribing, you agree with WBEZ’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Contributor Ava Tomasula y Garcia knew she wanted to write about the Calumet City region, where her father is from. Although she grew up in South Bend, Ind., she returned to the region in January 2024 to do research on undiagnosed illnesses former steel mill workers from the region battle through.“A lot of people experience brain fog, unexplained dizziness, things that don't fit into the kind of paradigm or a diagnosis you'd get in a clinic, and a lot of people seek to remedy and feel better by their own means,” said Garcia, a Chicago community organizer turned researcher and essayist. “So whether that be supplements, energy work, a lot of different kinds of things that people do that also don't fit the image of like science-based medicine.”In Garcia’s essay, she discusses serious themes like the workers’ health conditions. But she also tackles more light-hearted memories such as biting into a steamy cheesy gordita on a freezing winter day. “I want (readers) to know that this Calumet region, Cal City, Southeast Chicago, Northwest Indiana, has an incredible history, not just of waste, extraction, oppression, but of resistance and a kind of continuing of life that is just in this landscape,” Garcia said.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times “Springtime bugs gliding back and forth on the Little Cal River, weaving a gossamer haze, summer heat shimmering, a thousand mirages. People always say that we have the prettiest sunsets and then joke that it is because of the pollution,” she says in her essay, which she wrote for the book while staying in the area.“I want [readers] to know that this Calumet region, Cal City, Southeast Chicago, Northwest Indiana, has an incredible history, not just of waste, extraction, oppression, but of resistance and a kind of continuing of life that is just in this landscape,” Garcia said. “I want people to appreciate the history that they're walking in.”Garcia also nods to the Calumet City writers who inspired her, including the poet Jose Olivarez. Olivarez, it turns out, wrote the forward to “Lingering Inland.”He says being from Calumet City gave him deeper perspective on the world.“The steel mill where my dad worked closed up. And not just his steel mill, but basically all of the steel mills closed up, and so it was hard for him to find work after that,” Olivarez said. “The house that (my parents) bought and were expecting to accumulate value because of all the jobs that left the area ended up decreasing in value, so that at the time that my parents were finally in a position to pay off the mortgage, it was a liability and not an asset.” Poet Jose Olivarez says being from Calumet City gave him deeper perspective on the world.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Reflecting on these large-scale demographic changes, Olivarez says in his forward for Lingering Inland, “Because no one is looking to the Midwest for innovation, it has become an excellent place to experiment. The worst has already happened. Our former…

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Michael Olise and Luis Díaz are ripping their opposition up like a child ripping up chocolate wrapping. Olise, who is having a season to remember, has already registered 13 goals and 20 assists (33 goal contributions!!!) in just 28 appearances this season. RIDICULOUS. Díaz, on the other hand, has notched an absurd 14 goals and 11 assists in his 25 appearances. This is easily the best wing duo on the planet. The last time Bayern Munich had a wing duo this lethal, the club had two perennial Ballon D’Or top 10 candidates in Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry, who have won every trophy there is to win in club football with Bayern. Which raises the question… is Olicho the new Robbery? Heck, could this duo perhaps even surpass that legendary duo at their current pace? Coach Vincent Kompany certainly believes so. When asked about the comparisons after the game (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Kompany conceded that “This comparison is very difficult. I played against both of them and saw how strong they were. I always felt that I was a very good defender, but against Robben you had a different feeling: you know he’s going to cut inside and shoot, and yet somehow he gets that space and shoots.” While this is true of Robben, you would be hard-pressed to find a defender who willingly wants to take on Olise 1v1. The winger is simply magical and is producing like prime Robben, albeit with a more unselfish approach, preferring to dish assists to his teammates over taking a crack at goal. Kompany agrees but believes there is a lot more to be done: “I understand the comparison, but these guys achieved great things over many years, and our guys aren’t there yet.” However, the coach believes that “in a few years, if things continue in a similar vein, the four of them can sit down together and discuss how they scored all those goals and made all those assists. Then you can write it down for the next generation.” So yes, there you have it. The present and future are extremely bright, and Bayern fans can continue to enjoy the magic this pair produces every game. The new Robbery is indeed here. Okay, scratch that. Olicho is here.

According to a report from Sky Germany journalist Philipp Hinze, RB Leipzig attacker Timo Werner is taking a severance package of €2 million from the club as part of the transfer arrangement. The contract restructuring will save RB Leipzig €3 million and help push Werner’s deal to San Jose through quicker: 🔴 Sky Info: RB Leipzig is paying Timo Werner a severance payment of around €2m as part of the transfer to San José Earthquakes. Werner would have earned just over €5m in salary until the summer. This means Leipzig “saves” around €3m & is settling with Werner for about €2m. RB is still in talks with San José about whether a small transfer fee (low six-figure) will be paid or whether it will be a completely free transfer. Final discussions, then the transfer to MLS will go through. @SkySportDE RB Leipzig wanting a transfer fee for Werner is interesting, especially because the club was reportedly focused on removing Werner’s salary from the team budget as the primary driver for the move. Regardless, the move for Werner seems very close to coming to fruition. If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor… Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: New, improved notifications system! Fewer ads Create community posts Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts