The Arts
Change Agent
Janet Yang ’78 ushers in a new atmosphere of inclusion at the Oscars
Fresh Ink for November–December 2023
Books by Caitlin Shetterly ’97, Rebekah Bergman ’11, and Kelly McWilliams ’10.
A Fiddler’s Life
Klezmer virtuosa Alicia Svigals ’85
Curatorial Instincts
The rapid museum-world rise of Shanay Jhaveri ’07
Solving Things
“Human guinea pig”
Finding the Thrill
Bestselling novels and a popular podcast plumb the criminal and comical
From Ballet to Brown
A former Swan Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy hit the books
Truth & Power
Ruth Simmons on leaving poverty and letting go of fear
Percival Everett Thinks You’re Smart.
Prolific, multi-talented writer and artist Percival Everett ’82 AM is one of the most celebrated American writers of our era. But when it comes to figuring out what his books actually mean, he prefers to leave that up to you.
Less Rules. More Fun.
Andrew Sean Greer ’92 blazed a path to the Pulitzer by breaking literary rules with protagonist Arthur Less. Now Less Is Lost—and readers are loving it.
A Seminal Author Breaks Her Silence
Palmares, the long-awaited novel by Gayl Jones ’73 AM, brings readers inside 17th-century Brazil and a colony of Africans who have escaped slavery
Human Studies
Professor emeritus Arnold Weinstein reflects on the “vicarious, experiential, and enlarging” field of comparative literature.
Grand Design
Is anatomy destiny?
Fresh Ink for September–October 2023
Books by Jaime Green ’04, Tim Blake Nelson ’86, and Brianna Craft ’13.
Covid Memories
A student creates art with medical instruments.
How to Read a Picture
A course applies seminal texts to classic LGBTQ images and films to show how imagery has been used to fight oppression.
God, Love, and Rap
The message of Yeabfikir Ayele Alemayehu ’25
Flocking Together
A crochet scavenger hunt takes wing
Chance Emerson & the Series of Improbable Events
A band cobbled together before classes started freshman year has performed onstage in front of 3,000 people, opening for Blues Traveler. What’s next for Chance Emerson ’24 and his bandmates? First, homework.
Good Vibes
Gendo Taiko’s beat goes on
Hollywood Hot Streak
Michael Showalter ’92 directs A-list actresses in high-profile dramas