Arts+Culture

College Road
Winter 2015
If you were an art major at Wellesley, you might have spent some time studying Sonia Delaunay-Terk’s Electric Prisms at the Davis. Now, Parisians are enjoying it, too.More
Pop Quiz: Language Explorer
Winter 2015
Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Angela Carpenter CE/DS ’99 explores how language works.More
A Committed Cinephile
Winter 2015
When Flavia Laviosa was a young woman in Bari, Italy, she had a front-row seat for a golden age of artistry in Italian cinema.More
The Man <em>Behind</em> the Icon
Winter 2015
We think we know Martin Luther King, Jr.; his image has long been appropriated by American popular culture. But this etching and aquatint by John Wilson—owned by the Davis Museum—compels us to look again.More
Going Off Air, But Rocking Online
Winter 2015
Following a trend among college stations, WZLY is investigating selling its frequency and only broadcasting online.More
Screen to Teen
Winter 2015
If you’ve looked at the weekly bestseller list recently, chances are you’ve seen a young adult (or YA) novel at or near the top. The novels, which combine fast-moving plots, love triangles, and strong teenage protagonists, are popular with both teenage and adult readers.More
From the Editor
Winter 2015
I won big in the parking lottery of life years ago when I was assigned to the Founders lot in the center of campus. I’m thankful for it every winter when I don’t have to…More
A Call to Write
Winter 2015
TJ Jarrett ’95 has never followed the typical path for a poet. When she entered Wellesley in 1991, she planned to become a lawyer rather than pursue an academic career. After college, she got a job as a bookkeeper with a medical transportation company.More
Proverbs, Illuminated
Fall 2014
During the Mongol invasion of Persia in the 13th century, the poet Sa‘di traveled across the land witnessing the struggles of his countrymen.More
Dance Partnership
Fall 2014
MIT and Wellesley: Dancing Cheek to Cheek for 40 Years. If it’s not a T-shirt slogan, it ought to be—on a special anniversary shirt.More