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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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Max Borenstein ’03: Godzilla's heart of darkness

Back in junior high school English class, we learned that literature always revolves around three basic conflicts: man vs. man, man vs. himself, or man vs. nature.... Read on

Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | May 15 2014 02:55pm
Joe Weisberg ’87: super spy

Yale professors Ivo Banac and Wolfgang Leonhard turned Joe Weisberg ’87 into a cold warrior. But several years in the CIA taught him that real spy life... Read on

Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | April 17 2014 05:05pm
Lupita Nyong’o ’12MFA: early Oscar frontrunner?

"Many actors coolly shrug off Academy Awards buzz when asked about it on the film festival circuit,” the Canadian Press notes. Lupita Nyong’o... Read on

Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | September 12 2013 12:05pm
Garry Trudeau ’70, ’73MFA: GOPTV

When I see the words “John Goodman” and “Alpha House” in the same sentence, I’m thinking: Belushi lives! Only he’s wearing a power... Read on

Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | May 23 2013 11:18am
Alex Timbers ’01: sympathy for Imelda

Wasn’t it enough to direct a satirical Scientology pageant for children? Or President Harding is a Rock Star, in which the Teapot Dome chief... Read on

Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | April 11 2013 12:24pm
Colin Britt ’10MusM and Arianne Abela ’10MusM: Millions of viewers call them maybe.

What they did over Labor Day weekend: arranged the pop hit “Call Me Maybe” for full chorus and orchestra, threw together a group of musician and... Read on

the staff | September 27 2012 12:20pm
Elizabeth Meriwether ’04: A “New Girl” snags a fistful of Emmy nominations.

In middle school, to her dismay, she was cast as Captain Hook and Gollum. Now Elizabeth Meriwether ’04, creator of the Fox... Read on

the staff | September 20 2012 12:10pm
Leigh Bardugo ’97: A novelist’s fantasy comes true.

In a land beset by darkness and evil, a young girl discovers a hidden power within herself and is chosen to join the elite magical group fighting to save... Read on

the staff | September 13 2012 09:41am
Charlie Cole ’07: Another Eli rower brings home a medal.

Our apologies in advance if you think it’s redundant to have Olympic medalists as Yalies of the Week for two weeks straight; we promise... Read on

the staff | August 9 2012 11:59am
Taylor Ritzel ’10, Ashley Brzozowicz ’04 & Tess Gerrand ’10: A trio of Olympians face each other down.

You’ve seen Taylor Ritzel ’10 here before, featured in our sports column, and even as a former co-Yalie of the... Read on

the staff | August 2 2012 01:49pm
Batman, aka Bruce Wayne ’?JD: The Dark Knight bleeds Yale blue.

Sure, other Yalies have played the title roles in major Hollywood productions: Meryl Streep ’75MFA (Sophie’s Choice, Julie &... Read on

the staff | July 26 2012 11:36am
Ben Silbermann ’03: A tech CEO moves out of Silicon Valley.

When a company with some 30 employees moves its office, the decision rarely makes even local headlines. When the company is Pinterest, the tech... Read on

the staff | July 17 2012 11:28am
Anderson Cooper ’89: A TV journalist comes out; nation yawns.

When Anderson Cooper ’89 came out as gay this week, the news caused slightly more stir than “dog bites man.” That ho-hum... Read on

the staff | July 5 2012 02:09pm
Kaitlyn Trigger ’06: A love story written in code.

Behind every billion-dollar man, they say, stands an awesome woman. In this case, she is also Awesome—a trustee of the San Francisco... Read on

the staff | April 19 2012 12:46pm
Thomas Hobson ’04: A song-and-dance man for the preschool set.

One band member is named Twist, another is Shout, and they’re nearly as popular as the Beatles—among preschoolers. That’s... Read on

the staff | February 2 2012 01:22pm
12/2/11: Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA

A year ago, Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA was a student at the Yale School of Drama. Now she’s singing... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 02:07pm
6/17/11: Frances McDormand ’82MFA

So you think Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the only actors around who can do a South Boston accent? Oh, right—Wahlberg and... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 12:52pm
2/4/11: Anderson Cooper ’89

While Connecticut-based Yalies chopped their way through an ice storm this week, a famous fellow alum was fending off a hotter onslaught: attacks... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 11:13am
10/29/10: Mark Gorton ’88

Long before there was Mark Zuckerberg, there was Mark Gorton ’88. And long before there was Facebook, there was... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 10:20am
10/22/10: Sara Gilbert ’97

When Archimedes stepped into his bathtub, he figured out how to measure an object’s volume by the amount of water it displaces. When Sara Gilbert... Read on

the staff | January 3 2012 10:16am