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Merge Records and the Explosion of American Indie Rock

Mac McCaughan ’90CC, frontman of the band Superchunk, has been shaping independent music since 1989. He’s never sold out

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Documentaries made by Columbia alumni: Chasing Coral, Shirkers, ReMastered: ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium, Three Identical Strangers, Wild Wild Country, RBG, Making a Murderer part 2, Crime + Punishment

8 Must-see Documentaries to Add to Your Streaming Queue

(All with Columbians in the credits)

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The Teachers Who Inspired J.D. Salinger and a Generation of American Writers

The little-known tale of Whit Burnett, Martha Foley, and the soon-to-be famous student who almost flunked his first class

Exterior of The Shed in Hudson Yards, seen from the High Line
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Alumni Artists Featured at the Shed in Hudson Yards

Five Columbians show off the projects that grabbed the attention of curators at New York’s ambitious new cultural space

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So You Think You Can Write a Memoir?

Lilly Dancyger ’12JRN on the art of writing about yourself — and making other people care about your story

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3 Podcasts for History Lovers

From Seth Stevenson '11JRN, Tom Meyers '97CC, and Eric Marcus '84JRN, '03GSAPP

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A New Type of Social Currency

Valor y Cambio allows Puerto Ricans to monetize their personal stories

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The Case for the Classic Chalkboard

Why some scholars are sticking to slate

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Urban History and the Harlem River

A class explores Manhattan’s neglected waterway

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A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life

Engineers and musicians at Columbia recently revived one of the first modern electronic instruments

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Nine Vintage Movie Posters Worth a Second Look

Film buff Dwight Cleveland ’82CC gives a tour of his rare collection

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How Scholars Rescued the Author of "Moby-Dick" from the Waters of Oblivion

Honoring Melville at 200

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A Playing-card Collector Shows His Hand

An exhibition at Columbia presents highlights from the 6,400 decks of Albert Field ’38CC

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A 500-year-old Artisanal Manuscript Yields Its Secrets

“Try burnt oysters,” and other words of wisdom

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High Art, High Ideals: Rachel Chavkin Takes on Broadway

The Tony Award-winning director of Hadestown may be theater’s most forward-thinking artist

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Capturing the Life of Toni Morrison

A new film by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders '74CC honors the legacy of the celebrated writer

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