Category: Interviews

Lessons on Greatness: Reflections On “A Conversation With Patti Smith”

“For Smith, poet and painter William Blake exemplified this approach to life. She remarked: ‘Despite the fact he had no proof from the world he was worth anything—he would have gotten 4 likes [on Instagram]—he did his work.’”

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“Like we’re just as young as we used to be”: The Maturation of Taylor Goldsmith

A profile of the lead singer and songwriter of Dawes in anticipation of their album coming out October 2nd.

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Translating an International Sensation: Norway’s SKAM and the Fan Translators Who Made It Happen

An interview with the Québécois translator behind a francophone fan-base.

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Virginterviews

Looking for a place to start this article and overwhelmed by the weight of the subject matter before me, I do a quick experiment and type “virginity” into Google; I’m curious to see the most popular searches. “Virginity statistics, virginity auction, virginity quotes, virginity pledge” reads the list. The list doesn’t help much except to reestablish what I don’t want this article to be about.

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Interview with Lester, Functional Humanoid

She looked at me and turned her thingie off. And said typical. And then turned over and kept vibrating.

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Farmers and Princeton Against Hunger

“Eight-hundred pounds of beautiful Arkansas Black apples later, we took off our gloves. Some wiped off their foreheads. We squinted at each other in the sun, smiling.”

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Priya Please Teach

TV killed the radio star, Netflix killed the TV star, and all that’s left for us is Twitter. That’s fine though, if all we have is @priya_ebooks.

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The Birth of a Language: An Interview with Judy Kegl

“On September 20, 2017, Kegl delivered two lectures at Princeton on language instincts and sign language. I was able to interview her in East Pyne before her second talk. The interview has been edited for clarity and length.”

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‘Different Tools for Enduring’: An interview with Tracy K. Smith

A Nass writer sits down with the United States Poet Laureate and Princeton Professor to discuss Blackness, the pandemic, and poetry.

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Visala Alagappan

Q: Can you say your name? A: Visala Tamara Alagappan Q: Where does that come from? A: It’s an Indian name from Chennai, which is in the south of India. More specifically it’s from this community which is south of … Read More

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Through the Glass Ceiling, Seeing Stars

Professor Gillian Knapp and Professor Neta Bahcall speak about being women in scientific careers.

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Living History

Amidst the empty pews and graying hair, she is proof that, while the story she tells may be hidden, it is still very much alive.

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