Julia Joy
Senior Digital Editor
Julia oversees the magazine's website and digital promotion, edits the print Network section, and regularly contributes articles.
Articles by Julia Joy

How to Revamp Your Home in 2025
Drawing from nature, history, and emerging trends, four alumni interior designers share their wisdom

15 Holiday Gift Ideas from Columbia Entrepreneurs
From unique accessories to luxury bedding, alumni-founded retailers have suggestions for the holidays

Finding New Solutions for Political Polarization
Builders CEO Tom Fishman ’07GSAS seeks to mobilize the silent majority of Americans who choose common ground over contempt

6 Emmy-Winning Programs to Stream
Columbia alumni won big at the 2024 Primetime, Creative Arts, and News and Documentary Emmys

A Cultural Guide to Satanism, Psychopaths, and the Real American Horror Story
In American Scary, scholar Jeremy Dauber explores the country’s fascination with the macabre

The Fashion Entrepreneur Fighting for New York’s Wild Birds
Through Bird Collective and NYC Bird Alliance, Angela Co ’05GSAPP conserves and champions the region’s feathered residents

Will Your Data Come Back to Haunt You?
In The Secret Life of Data, Aram Sinnreich ’00JRN explores the unknown impacts of the information age

The Industrious Spirit Company Bottles the Sea
ISCO, cofounded by two Columbia Business School grads, creates craft liquor distilled with oysters and more

6 Podcasts for News Junkies
For election commentary and more, stream these alumni-hosted programs

The Art of Mastering an Accent, According to a Dialect Coach
Michael Walsh ’17SOA weighs in on the hardest accents to learn and the best and worst examples from Hollywood

Columbia Entrepreneurs Changing the Beauty Business
From moisturizer to pimple patches, alumni are using their cosmetics smarts to tap into a multibillion-dollar industry

The Best Spots for Birding in NYC
Birder Angela Co ’05GSAPP recommends five avian hotspots around the city