Word Man
Alexa, how can I improve my vocabulary? David Markey ’18 has an app for that.
Beyond the Gates
No Place Like Home
A new memoir explores a personal search for belonging
Meet the New Meat
David Lipman ’76 has created a plant-based burger to satisfy carnivores
Roots and Rites
Conceptual choreographer Edisa Weeks ’87
Digital Democracy
Youlobby.org makes engaged citizenship easier.
What Office?
John Krasinski ’01 moves into uncharted territory
Trying to Make Meaning
The 10th novel from Meg Wolitzer ’81 is her most political yet.
Danger Zone
Alexandra Ulmer ’11: The reporting life in Venezuela
The Privacy Pro
An Internet law pioneer, she’s now a gatekeeper for personal data
Literary Leadership
Writer and editor Emily Nemens ’05 takes the helm at the Paris Review
Catch a Wave
Jeff Zimbalist ’00 tracks Kelly Slater and his surfing buds from their Hawaii youth up into the pros
Inner Life of a Goddess
Madeline Miller ’00, ’01 AM revisits the Circe story for the #MeToo era
Movement as Medicine
An alum finds new joy helping folks with Parkinson’s master the dance floor
Pope Addict
David Kertzer ’69 has attracted Steven Spielberg with his sagas of papal drama
Subjects Become Artists
What happens when the people photographed are invited to alter the images?
A Miscarriage Clue
A researcher discovers the genes that may have caused the loss of her second pregnancy
Head in the Stars
A pioneer for women studying space reaches out to a new generation
Notorious Doc
Documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsberg offers a glimpse into the justice's life
Winning Formula
A group of alums is trying to inspire uncommon success in public education.
Letting Go
Four tips on overcoming social anxiety
Peering Inside the Body
A new device could revolutionize medical imaging.
Fight Club
Covering ultimate fighters and really cute dogs
Need Work Space?
Head to an empty-by-day restaurant.
Two Alums Win Pulitzer
James Forman Jr. ’88 and Andrew Sean Greer ’92 took nonfiction and fiction