Features
The making and remaking of Once Upon a River
Haroula Rose, AB’02, MAT’02, put the work of Bonnie Jo Campbell, AB’84, on the big screen. Last fall the two brought the film to Chicago. Plus: “What Does Bonnie Jo Campbell Think of Her Reviews?”
Poster perfect
Dwight M. Cleveland, MBA’87, collects film posters with an eye for high art.
The controversial 1959 film that could only have been made in Hyde Park
The Cry of Jazz started a conversation about race and music that continues today.
Strawberry yields
The fruitful career of Herbert Baum, AM’51, PhD’06.
Glimpses: Energy star
As the leader of UChicago’s energy policy and economic research institutes, Michael Greenstone, LAB’87, works to help the world confront the global energy challenge.
Original Source: What do a country’s stamps tell us about it?
Postage stamps from North Korea afford a rare glimpse into a reclusive country.
Editor’s notes
For your consideration
A miscellany of movie recommendations from the Magazineʼs editors.
Letters
Readers sound off
Readers write in about the Oriental Institute; the life of Justice John Paul Stevens, LAB’37, AB’41; Afghanistan's landscape; and more.
On the agenda
Investing in Inquiry and Impact
The most ambitious and comprehensive campaign in the University’s history exceeded its goals and laid a strong foundation for the future.
UChicago Journal
The lives and legacies of Best Actress Oscar winners
A new book celebrates the leading ladies who reshaped Hollywood.
The multiple meanings of “trad music”
Ethnomusicologist Aileen Dillane, PhD’09, says traditional music remains a cornerstone of Irish identity, even as the definition of Irishness has shifted.
How computer models can predict the behavior of molecules and materials
Giulia Galli’s research answers big questions at a tiny scale.
Four UChicago scholars share their all-time favorite movies
Here’s what we’re adding to our watch lists.
An exhibition upends traditional representations of Native American cultures
Apsáalooke Women and Warriors goes beyond natural history.
Interview: The Apollo program history you don’t know
In the podcast Moonrise, Lillian Cunningham, ABʼ06, explores the surprising origins of the space race.
Folk history
When the Staple Singers rocked Mandel Hall.
Quick Study: UChicago research roundup
New findings on algorithmic bias, ultrathin films, the lingering damage of hurricanes, and what we donʼt learn from failure.
W. R. Harper’s Index: Building knowledge
UChicagoʼs buildings, by the numbers.
For the Record: UChicago news highlights
A selection of the latest headlines from across campus.
Peer review
Notes
A selection of UChicago alumni whose names are in the news.
Releases
The Magazine lists a selection of general interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.
Deaths
University of Chicago obituaries
Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.
The UChicagoan
Matilda Szydagis, AB’95
Questions for the writer, director, and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress.
LONG
Six score of UChicago football
From Big Ten champions (1899) to nothing (1939) to Midwest Conference scholar-athletes (2019).
Ordinary poetry
Lauren Berlant on the collaborative project The Hundreds. Plus: An excerpt from Berlant’s book The Hundreds.
The game changers
Are video games the major cultural industry of our time?
MEDIUM
Eli Winter has no words
The guitarist and creative writing major lets his music speak for itself.
“A kitchen wench is a kitchen wench forever!”
Liva Pierce, Class of 2022, goes viral with her Twitter spoof of Broadway musicals.
The known city
Whet Moser, AB’04, adds a new volume to the library of books on Chicago. Plus: An excerpt from Moser’s book Chicago: From Vision to Metropolis.
SHORT
Tales of good cheer
College alumni share their memories of cheers, giant kazoos, Model UN, and more.
New ventures, new ways of thinking
What’s new in the College
Very hungry squirrels
What do campus squirrels like to snack on?
ET CETERA
Throw one on
The colorful textiles of designer Liam Lee, AB’15.
What pairs well with winter and difficult conversations?
A warm bowl of soup.
Class clown
Isak Moon, Class of 2023, talks (unlike his character) about his 15-year career in vaudeville.