Arts & Culture
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Remembering Mike Wallace
Legendary reporter helped shape TV journalism; launched his career at U-M.
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Out of Africa
Anthropologist John Mitani consults on Disneynature film Chimpanzee.
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Hard times in Michigan
Eileen Pollack’s new novel, “Breaking and Entering,” is a story of love, economic dislocation, and political extremism set in a rural Michigan that’s close to everyone’s home.
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What a drag it is getting old!
Writer and law prof William Ian Miller’s bleak and hilarious exploration of aging.
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Preacher's kid
How a professor’s childhood faith led him to become an innovative scientist.
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Fiction into film
A fun, smart class takes on the question of how books turn into movies.
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Shaping beauty from the desert
The inspiring story of an unlikely friendship between an American anthropologist and a Mexican artist who rediscovered an ancient way to make pottery. University of Michigan graduate Scott Petersen’s remarkable documentary describes how the men and the art saved a whole town from extinction.
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Good-bye, Borders
The Ann Arbor – based bookseller is bankrupt, all its stores closing. But in its heyday, there were few places closer to a literary heart.
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Back to basics in the kitchen and garden
Seems more people are interested in eating fresh, healthy foods. An alumnus and his co-author wife, who have built their own “farmstead” offer tips to get you started on the healthy, do-a-little-bit-more-yourself lifestyle.