Category: Interviews

Through the Glass Ceiling, Seeing Stars

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

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Weaving the Narrative Fabric of the Korean Diaspora: A Conversation with Min Jin Lee

A Nass writer profiles the bestselling author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires.

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The Beach: A Brofile

The beach is at once a confusing and wonderful thing to behold. Like a sandbox for man children, the beach is full of all the earthly pleasures one would expect of such a place–one metric ton of white sand, an inflatable treasure chest cooler filled with Coronas, a leafy green palm tree and a speaker from which the country stylings of the Zac Brown Band can regularly be heard.

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Gemma

Gemma Farrell is tall, blonde, and impossibly flexible—even at 52 years old, she can extend her leg at a 90+ degree angle. Her voice is soft and sweet, yet powerful and compelling. When you walk into Gratitude Yoga, her studio … Read More

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An Interview with Princeton’s Resident Dylanologist

Talking about the Nobel Laureate with Professor Sean Wilentz

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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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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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Man and Machine

An interview with Ian Chang, on connecting the computer to the organic body in performing and composing music

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A Prayer in Passing

“‘Would you like a prayer?'”

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“Any Time You Need a Welcoming Face” : An Interview With Joe Coraggio

A conversation with Joe Coraggio, Forbes Dining Hall Worker and Printer Extraordinaire

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Facebook Superstars

I’m sitting on one of the loveseats in the Starbucks on Nassau Street, weirdly conscious of my calves sticking to the cold leather seat covers, experiencing what I imagine only certain paparazzi have felt at the peaks of their careers. The strangeness of spending years seeing someone in two dimensions, only to have them sitting across from you, alive and fidgeting. Lorena Grundy gestures at my coffee cup.

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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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