Arts & Culture
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Make it work
StyleWatch publisher Stephanie Sladkus, BA ’93, reworks the print-meets-digital model for today’s “smart” consumer. Get ready to lean in — and lean back.
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Seven last words
Social justice is set to music as the U-M Men’s Glee Club honors unarmed black men killed by law enforcement or neighborhood watch volunteers.
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Open the door to history
You’ve walked by its imposing edifice countless times. That building next to the president’s house is the Clements Library. You’ll never believe what’s inside.
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Episode 6: The wind is very much up, featuring Ralph Williams
University of Michigan professor Ralph Williams reflects on “the American project,” the pursuit of happiness, and the future of the human race.
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Hopwood in Havana
Cuba is top of mind for many these days. In 1924 playwright Avery Hopwood visited Havana, and his vivid diary captures the city’s heyday.
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Stalking immortality
As late bloomers go, the American agave at U-M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens was peerless. At age 80, the plant gained rockstar status, only to perish soon after. Or did it?
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He’s a maniac
Jon Hein introduced “jump the shark” to the pop-culture lexicon. Now, in a new book about fast food, Hein shows one man’s “junk” is another man’s pleasure.
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Living the blues
Students travel to the American south to experience the vibrant culture and living history of roots music – through people, places, and performance.
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Episode 4: How we went blue, featuring Albert Ahronheim
It’s short. It’s sweet. And it can really swing. But the origin of “Let’s Go Blue” as part of the University of Michigan’s call to arms was anything but simple.