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

Five Years and 70,000 Pieces of Scaffolding Equal One Miraculous Restoration

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

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Blonde Knockout
Illustration by Mark Steele of a game show

Blonde Knockout

Dr. Joyce Brothers '53GSAS wins big

Columbia in the Movies
Jeff Bridges and Barbara Streisand on Columbia University campus in The Mirror Has Two Faces

Columbia in the Movies

21 films in which Columbia makes a cameo

32 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia
Collage of celebrities who graduated from Columbia: Jacques Pépin, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jenny Slate, Kate McKinnon, Matthew Fox, Amanda Seales, George Segal, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Jesse Bradford, Judy Joo

32 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia

These actors, comedians, and TV personalities have all called Morningside Heights home

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So You Think You Can Write a Memoir?
Lilly Dancyger
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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

3 Podcasts for History Lovers
Podcasts
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3 Podcasts for History Lovers

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

A New Type of Social Currency
People exchanging "Pesos of Puerto Rico" as part of Columbia professor Frances Negrón-Muntaner's "Valor y Cambio" project
Arts & Humanities

A New Type of Social Currency

Valor y Cambio encourages Puerto Ricans to share their personal stories

The Case for the Classic Chalkboard
Chalkboard writing of Columbia physics student Sahar Khan
Arts & Humanities

The Case for the Classic Chalkboard

Why some scholars are sticking to slate

Urban History and the Harlem River
The High Bridge, over the Harlem River
Arts & Humanities

Urban History and the Harlem River

A class explores Manhattan’s neglected waterway

Merge Records and the Explosion of American Indie Rock
Mac McCaughan, founder of Merge Records and frontman of Superchunk
Arts & Humanities

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

A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life
Restored vintage Buchla synthesizer, 100 series, at Columbia University
Arts & Humanities

A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life

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

9 Vintage Movie Posters Worth a Second Look
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Arts & Humanities

9 Vintage Movie Posters Worth a Second Look

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

How Scholars Rescued the Author of Moby-Dick from the Waters of Oblivion
Illustration of Herman Melville by Audrey Hawkins
Arts & Humanities

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

Honoring Melville at 200

A Playing-Card Collector Shows His Hand
Karata Playing Cards: Colour Print Ltd, circa 1970-1985, Kenya.
Arts & Humanities

A Playing-Card Collector Shows His Hand

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

A 500-year-old Artisanal Manuscript Yields Its Secrets
Students at Columbia's Center for Science and Society mix pigments at the Sato Sakura Gallery
Arts & Humanities

A 500-year-old Artisanal Manuscript Yields Its Secrets

“Try burnt oysters,” and other words of wisdom

High Art, High Ideals: Rachel Chavkin Takes on Broadway
Rachel Chavkin
Arts & Humanities

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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