What does inflation mean for the Christmas tree market?
To talk about this year's market for Christmas trees and how inflation has affected it, The 21st was joined by the owner of an Illinois Christmas tree farm and the owner of a garden center.
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“Happy Holidays” vs “Merry Christmas”: What’s behind our seasonal greetings?
The 21st was joined by a professor of history and a columnist to discuss how “Merry Christmas,” a once very common phrase, has resulted in a political divide due to ideology, age and even gender.
Historic poetry publication gets its first Black editor
Earlier this year, Poetry magazine got its first Black editor, Adrian Matejka. He joined The 21st today to talk about his plans for the publication and his own relationship with poetry.
Best of: ‘Inventor of the Future’ sketches complicated portrait of Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller was a visionary designer, inventor, and futurist who is now the subject of a new biography, Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller, by an Illinois-based writer.
Growing Asian American representation in the Illinois Statehouse
In the coming term, the members of the Illlinois Asian American Legislative Caucus will more than double. The 21st was joined by its leader and one of the incoming members to discuss their elections, representation, and where the caucus goes from here.