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The Insider Guide to Outsider Art
The Outsider Art Fair in New York City
Arts & Humanities

The Insider Guide to Outsider Art

Elizabeth Denny ’10GSAS is the director of the Outsider Art Fair, an annual exposition of works by self-taught artists

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From Columbia to The Pitt
Supriya Ganesh on The Pitt

From Columbia to The Pitt

For Supriya Ganesh ’19CC, starring in the Emmy-nominated hospital drama wasn’t a far cry from reality

How Frozen Visionary Jennifer Lee Got Her Disney Ending
Jennifer Lee

How Frozen Visionary Jennifer Lee Got Her Disney Ending

After honing her filmmaking skills at Columbia, the writer-director went on to create one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises

The Story Behind the Most Famous Christmas Poem of All
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The Story Behind the Most Famous Christmas Poem of All

The improbable tale of Santa Claus, Columbia, and Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas"

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This Columbian Cowrote the Bible of SNL
Photo collage of images from Saturday Night Live
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This Columbian Cowrote the Bible of SNL

Fifty years after Saturday Night Live’s premiere, Doug Hill ’76JRN looks back on his influential 1986 book 

From Columbia to The Pitt
Supriya Ganesh on The Pitt
Arts & Humanities

From Columbia to The Pitt

For Supriya Ganesh ’19CC, starring in the Emmy-nominated hospital drama wasn’t a far cry from reality

5 Pop Culture Podcasts for Your Listening Pleasure
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5 Pop Culture Podcasts for Your Listening Pleasure

Alumni broadcasters delve into celebrity memoirs, Taylor Swift lyrics, and more

13 ‘Green’ Buildings from Columbia Architects
Denver Union Station
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13 ‘Green’ Buildings from Columbia Architects

These eco-friendly projects from alumni architects have all earned LEED ratings from the US Green Building Council 

6 Times Columbia Appears in Video Games
Columbia campus in Spider-man video game
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6 Times Columbia Appears in Video Games

Campus makes unmistakable cameos in Spider-Man, Grand Theft Auto, and more

An Artist’s Tour of Great Lakes Lighthouses
Illustration of Thames River Lighthouse
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An Artist’s Tour of Great Lakes Lighthouses

Retired architect Jim Lammers ’70GSAPP captures whimsical views of a maritime beacon

How Robert Moog Launched Music into the Electronic Age
Collage illustration with photo of Robert Moog
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How Robert Moog Launched Music into the Electronic Age

Sixty years ago, the Columbia-trained inventor introduced a keyboard synthesizer that would change the musical soundscape

Five Years and 70,000 Pieces of Scaffolding Equal One Miraculous Restoration
Notre-Dame Cathedral during renovation
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Five Years and 70,000 Pieces of Scaffolding Equal One Miraculous Restoration

Barry Bergdoll ’77CC, ’86GSAS discusses the renovation of Notre-Dame

Star-Inspired Artworks Light Up Butler Library
Start with a Dream by Jeannie Rhyu
Arts & Humanities

Star-Inspired Artworks Light Up Butler Library

Celestial Navigation, an exhibit curated by MFA student Jeannie Rhyu ’17CC, brings art students into conversation with Ptolemy and Galileo

20 Movie Musicals with Columbia Connections
Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago
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20 Movie Musicals with Columbia Connections

Since the early days of sound cinema, Columbia writers, composers, performers, and filmmakers have contributed to musicals on screen

Bob Dylan 1965: The Columbia Connection
image of Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg
Arts & Humanities

Bob Dylan 1965: The Columbia Connection

With A Complete Unknown up for Oscars, we look at the contributions of two other Columbians to the legend of Dylan in that watershed year

The Art of the Book Deal
Columbia Journalism School professor Samuel Freedman
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The Art of the Book Deal

How professor Samuel G. Freedman has helped more than a hundred students get coveted book contracts

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