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The Fashionable Legacy of the Gilded Age
Elizabeth L. Block ’04GSAS recently published Gilded Age Fashion, a book showcasing over fifty dresses and accessories from the late 1800s
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The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism
La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion
A Response to Authoritarian Attacks on Universities
In his latest book, University: A Reckoning, former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger ’71LAW, ’02HON defends the role of higher education in America
The Mysterious Death of Zac Brettler
In London Falling, Patrick Radden Keefe ’99CC investigates the murky circumstances surrounding an English teenager who washed up in the Thames
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Why the Cold War Ignited America’s Progressive Culture
Louis Menand ’80GSAS takes a “street-level” look at one of the most fertile cultural and intellectual periods in recent history
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The Untold History of Protest and Police Violence
A review of America on Fire, by Elizabeth Hinton ’13GSAS
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10 Great Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
Because we’re all owed a little downtime, we’re sharing our list of summer reads by Columbia alumni
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This History of Food Might Ruin Your Appetite
A review of Animal, Vegetable, Junk, by Mark Bittman
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Why We’re All So Captivated by Ruins
Miles Orvell ’64CC explores how the spectacle of destruction shapes the way we process time and change
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The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral
Psychologist Ethan Kross ’07GSAS suggests strategies to root out negative self-talk
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How the Blackwell Sisters Paved the Way for Women Physicians
A review of The Doctors Blackwell, by Janice P. Nimura ’01GSAS