A brief history in pictures of some essential people, places, and treasures.

Cecelia Watson, AMʼ05, examines the history—and occasional hatred—of punctuation’s most daunting mark.

An early story of transition comes to the screen in the documentary Framing Agnes.

Lauri Ramey, AM’75, PhD’96, traces a 400-year literary legacy.

A linguist explains. 

Amira Makansi, AB’10, has pairing recommendations for more than 150 books.

In Star Wars and Religion, Russell Johnson, AM’15, PhD’19, uses the famous franchise to teach comparative religious ethics.

Dieter Roelstraete on philosophers and their man caves.

Erich Rosenthal, AM’42, PhD’48, escaped Nazi Germany to attend UChicago. His parents remained and perished. Decades later, his son Ted Rosenthal has memorialized their tragic family history in music.

Scenes from a Court Theatre play in the making.

At Agnes Callard’s Night Owls events, students ask the big questions.

The work of Ron McAdow, AB’71, who found levity in legumes, had a recent screening at the Museum of Modern Art.