Tucked away among the collections of Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library lies one of the world’s most mysterious manuscripts…
Shadowy Figures
A photo essay.
If negative space is the space you don’t naturally notice, then shadows are the ultimate negative spaces. …
Word Processing
Aristotle, in his Poetics (ca. 330 B.C.), claimed that a poet’s function is not “to relate what has happened, but what may happen…” In his Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1802), William Wordsworth wrote…
This Week in New Haven (September 23-29)
Competitive mocktails, momentous sounds and two free lunches promise novelty, while a fall kickoff festival hits the nostalgia button dead-on. …
This Week in New Haven (July 1 – 7)
Music, sports and pop culture, then history, dance and humor, bookend the big annual fireworks show. …
Divine Inspiration
Near the apex of Prospect Street in early June, spread back from the road in a horseshoe shape, the brick complex of Yale Divinity School appears serene and orderly, with archways aligned on its porticos and potted flowers flanking a …
Manic Kind
He was stingy, refusing to adequately support his household or his family, but he was also profligate, forced to flee England twice in order to avoid his creditors. …
This Week in New Haven (January 21 – 27)
During a week that begins with the city coated in a brilliant layer of ice, you can view art, celebrate art, hear about art and get an insider’s view…
This Week in New Haven (November 26 – December 2)
As the giant Christmas tree on the Green comes to life and celebrants in fedoras and boas carouse downtown…