Paul Hond
Senior Editor
Paul joined Columbia Magazine in 2006. His pieces for the magazine have been reprinted in Longreads, Truthout, and Reader's Digest.
The Miraculous Beauty and Healing Power of Ordinary Bacteria
Biomedical engineer Tal Danino finds both art and new cancer-fighting therapies in Earth's most abundant lifeforms
The Columbia Vegan Society and the Rise of Plant-Based Culture
You can have your dairy-free, egg-free cake and protect the planet, too
The Conversion of St. Paul’s
Scaffolding around Columbia’s most breathtaking structure comes down — and all eyes look up
Urban History and the Harlem River
A class explores Manhattan’s neglected waterway
A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life
Engineers and musicians at Columbia recently revived one of the first modern electronic instruments
Mad Magazine Folded, But Its History Lives on at Columbia
Looking back at Harvey Kurtzman’s design for the 1952 cover of the first issue
How Scholars Rescued the Author of Moby-Dick from the Waters of Oblivion
Honoring Melville at 200
A 500-year-old Artisanal Manuscript Yields Its Secrets
“Try burnt oysters,” and other words of wisdom
Let’s Talk about Obama
A new oral history project at Columbia sets out to capture the legacy of Barack Obama ’83CC — and the spirit of the country he led
Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók
There's a bronze sculpture of the Hungarian composer in Dodge Hall
Remembering Donald Keene, America’s Foremost Japanologist
The Columbia professor lived for his adopted country — and his students