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How to Dine Like a Professional Restaurant Critic

Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Bao Ong with a bowl of ramen

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How to Dine Like a Professional Restaurant Critic

Bao Ong ’10JRN spent over a decade as a New York food columnist before relocating to Texas. Earlier this year, he became the Houston Chronicle’s restaurant critic

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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The Case for the Classic Chalkboard

Chalkboard writing of Columbia physics student Sahar Khan

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The Case for the Classic Chalkboard

Why some scholars are sticking to slate

Urban History and the Harlem River

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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

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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

A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life

Restored vintage Buchla synthesizer, 100 series, at Columbia University

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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

9 Vintage Movie Posters Worth a Second Look

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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

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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.

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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

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

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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

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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

Capturing the Life of Toni Morrison

Photo of Toni Morrison by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

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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

Elegance Bratton Makes Films About the Queer Black Experience

Elegance Bratton, shot by Gioncarlo Valentine

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Elegance Bratton Makes Films About the Queer Black Experience

The filmmaker talks about family, ballroom, and diversity in film and television

Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók

Bronze bust of Béla Bartok over sheet music

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Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók

There's a bronze sculpture of the Hungarian composer in Dodge Hall

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