Arts+Culture

Hands hold a bunch of fresh okra
Spring 2021
We all have foods—whether sweet or savory, spicy or mild—that are the culinary equivalent of a warm hug. The recipes here come from five alums who return to these foods over and over, at the request of family and friends, or just to please themselves.More
Photos show Kanika Vaish ’17 and Sabina Unni ’19, co-founders of the theatre group Fresh Lime Soda.
Winter 2021
On a recent opening night, Kanika Vaish ’17 and Sabina Unni ’19 adjusted their laptops’ camera angles and logged on to a video conferencing platform. They are the co-founders of Fresh Lime Soda, an online theatre ensemble of South Asian performers.More
A photo portrait of Diana Abouali '93
Winter 2021
In1990, after Diana Abouali ’93, now director of the Arab American National Museum in Michigan, finished her first year at Wellesley, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Her financial situation changed overnight. The College financial aid office told her that whatever help she needed, she would receive.More
A digital recreation of a floor of the Davis museum
Winter 2021
A new high-resolution 3D model of the Davis galleries allows digital visitors to “walk” through each level of the Davis galleries and move close to works of art.More
A color photo shows a fluffy cat seated on a pile of magazines and papers.
Winter 2021
In recent months, my 1930s dining room table has become very 2020. This round, mahogany behemoth (and its hefty sideboard) was purchased by my grandparents following a house fire that destroyed most of their furniture…More
A still from The Golden Girls, with Sophia, Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy gathered around a piano
Winter 2021
The Golden Girls and other old favorites transport me back to a time before COVID, but also before the internet and the myriad technological advances that have enriched but also complicated our lives.More
An illustration shows masked young students and a their teacher in a socially distanced classroom setting.
Winter 2021
Wellesley has a long tradition of sending its graduates into the classroom. How, we wondered, are these professionals meeting the demands of the pandemic? This winter, we sought out seven Wellesley early childhood and elementary school educators to find out.More
The cover of SHIPPED by Angie Hockman is an illustration showing a woman in a sun hat reclining in an inner tube and being pulled through blue water shaded by palm trees.
Winter 2021
Recent publications by Wellesley authorsMore
In a photo portrait, Judith Perlman Martin '59 smiles sardonically.
Winter 2021
With a syndicated column in the Washington Post , Judith Perlman Martin ’59, known as Miss Manners, has offered advice on how to conduct oneself in polite society for decades. Her latest book is a guide to modern manners.More
The cover of LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB is an illistration of a young Chinese girl standing in a pool of lamplight on a street in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Winter 2021
In Last Night at the Telegraph Club, the latest young adult novel from Malinda Lo ’96, a night at a San Francisco lesbian bar in 1954 changes Lily Hu’s life.More