Critic’s Corner
Sam Emerson, the protagonist of Elegy for Sam Emerson, the eighth and most recent novel by Hilary Masters ’52, is in a good place professionally speaking. . . .
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Family Feud
A crime writer uses the relationship between two Brown brothers to explore how slavery wounded families as well as a nation.
Step Aside, Clark Kent
When Masi Oka ’97 tried out for the role of geeky superhero Hiro Nakamura, he knew he had it cold; all he had to do was play himself.
Where’s the Beef?
The new Ratty sounds wonderful, and bravo to John O’Shea and the administration for all their culinary innovations. . . .
Auteurs, Unite!
Since the BAM's last report on the Ivy Film Festival, which ran in the July/August 2005 issue, this entirely student-run event has remained the fastest growing of its kind in the eastern United States.
Then and Now
Peter Ian Asen ’04 is hardly qualified to make comparisons between the Brown he attended so recently and the the University of thirty-five years ago.
Who’s That Bear?
The man wearing the brown bear costume in your “Chug-A-Lug” photo is none other than Gus Bickford ’86. . . .
Helping Clinton
President Simmons was not the only Brown contributor to the Clinton Global Initiative at its annual meeting back in September.
Who Are You?
Kudos to the 13 percent of the members of the class of 2010 who declined to be pigeonholed by ethnicity and race.
Sobering Thoughts
What an inspiring essay by Molly Hurley Moran ’69 on giving up alcohol . . .
Police Stop
There’s simply no justification for campus police inflicting bodily harm on someone whose sole infraction is stubbornly refusing to stop or to show a Brown ID . . .
Teaching Republicans?
I wish Lawrence Goodman would have asked Pratik Chougule ’08 if he would be willing to risk his life in the Iraq war that he thinks can be won. . .
Who Defends Freedom?
To preserve, protect, and defend the U.S. Constitution is the reason I enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968. . .
Hope for Rare Diseases
I read with interest the essay by Daniela Gerson ’00 on finding information about her rare disease and discovering an online community of others who are living with it . . .
Don’t Just Sit There
The November/December cover article on Jim Yong Kim ’82 was especially compelling (“The Healer”).
Like Water Running Through Granite
A novel of the West and how it shaped those who survived it.
He Swims with the Fishes
Cinematographer Peter Zuccarini shoots whales, sharks, and, yes— Johnny Depp
Utopian Entrepreneur
Developer Steve Glenn ’87 is building prefab houses that he says will make money and still be good for the planet.
Thin Ice
Andrew Revkin talks about the North Pole, the difficulties in getting adults to focus on global warming, and how teaching children about it may be our best hope.
Who Stole the Pole?
An environmental journalist writes a global warming adventure tale for kids.
The Big Bang
How to make fireworks the old-fashioned way.
The Underachiever Speaks
Class notes for alums who haven’t cured cancer or acted on Broadway.
Street Smarts
Panhandlers in Rwanda teach a recent grad what school costs.
Hoop Hopes
Craig Robinson leaves Northwestern to become head coach of men’s basketball.