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.
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
New Digs for Columbia’s Oldest Tree
With the construction of new walkways, the sycamore outside the Mathematics building has “mulch” to be thankful for
Columbia Goes to the Moon
Fifty years ago, when astronauts first landed on the moon, they carried not only humanity’s highest hopes but an important experiment from Columbia
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
The planet is drowning in the most useful material ever invented. So what are we going to do about it?
A Feat of Biblical Proportions
Robert Alter ’57CC, a professor of comparative literature at UC Berkeley, has produced a 3,500-page translation of the Hebrew Bible