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Music for Everyone
Boston Landmarks Orchestra founder and conductor Charles A. Ansbacher '65, who died in September, wanted all of us to hear classical music performed live and free of charge.
Who Knew?
When U2 performed in Vancover five years ago, Bono invited Greenpeace cofounder Dorothy Rabinowitz Stowe '42 backstage to tell her how Greenpeace first turned him into an activist. Stowe died in July.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the November/December 2010 issue.
Geeking Up Football
With Football Outsiders, Aaron Schatz ’96 may be doing to football what Bill James did to baseball.
Replay
The football team made history on September 24 with its first-ever game under lights at Brown Stadium and Gus White '57 is honored.
Sister Act
Tennis stars Bianca ’11 and Carissa ’12 Aboubakare could be the Ivy League’s Williams sisters.
Don’t Forget to Play
Sometimes great discoveries are made in the most peculiar ways.
Upon This Rock
A little-noticed artifact beneath the Brown Bear.
Critic’s Corner
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer '91's Claire Dunphy waxes nostalgic when her Modern Family husband finally agrees to sell their old station wagon on the opening episode of the ABC hit sitcom this fall.
The Caretaker
Ed Shein ’66 may not be your typical art collector, but his collection of American modernists is redefining art history.
Fashion Forward
“I think my work is stunning,” says knitwear designer Kevin Kramp ’02, “and I want you to be stunned.”
On Screen
Sometimes fact is more touching than fiction. Jeff Fine '83 says his new film is based loosely on his experience at Brown.
TV’s Drama Queen
Playwright Bridget Carpenter ’92, ’95 MFA has proven with Friday Night Lights that some of America’s best theater can be found on television dramas.
Bear with Him
Former classics concentrator Tim Blake Nelson ’86 says a very special philosophy professor inspired his new comedy, "Leaves of Grass."
Battling Infertility
Brown scientists create an artificial ovary that should help couples trying to conceive. It might also help us better understand cancer.
Sleep Deprived
Today’s teens don’t get enough shut-eye. So how much should they get? Psychiatry professor Mary Carskadon has advice for parents trying to answer that question.
Treasure Trove
Happy birthday, John Hay Library.