Mark F. Bernstein ’83 content overview
Classics Professor breaks down ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan’s hit film returns to one of Western literature’s oldest works. “There is something about The Odyssey that grips us very deeply,” says Johannes Haubold.
Alumni-Made AI Hearing Aids Help a Hoops Coach and Others
The AI-powered Fortell hearing aids were developed by Matthew de Jonge ’10 and Cole Morris ’10
David Trefgarne ’63’s Run in Britain’s House of Lords Is At an End
Parliament passed legislation this spring ending the tradition of hereditary peers
When Bear Meets Beer: A Q&A With the Black Bear at Reunions
‘Just a few of us live locally,’ the bear told PAW senior writer Mark F. Bernstein ’83
How Does It Feel To Join Princeton’s Old Guard?
PAW asked the Classes of 1960 and ’61 about reaching that O.G. milestone
How Is the Class of 1966 Doing? Reunion Leaders Asked Them.
In a 60th reunion book, class members shared how they feel about the country and the world
At Sotheby’s, Helen Culver Smith ’03 Practices the Art of the Auction
Smith handles all Russian works for the auction house as well as artwork from the former Soviet Union
Life During Wartime
Philip Stoltzfus ’79 and Lebanese American University try to thrive amid another Middle East crisis
Flexing Multiple Skills, Anthony Costanzo ’04 Is Out to Save Opera Philadelphia
The famed countertenor continues to perform as he leads the opera company out of a financial crisis
Professor Sean Wilentz Co-produced Bob Dylan’s New ‘Bootleg’ Albums
‘He works very, very hard. Genius does not become genius on its own. You have to work at it for it to flower’
Q&A: Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah ’94 Describes Iran’s Attacks on Kuwait
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Iran War Is ‘Frightening’ and ‘Unnerving,’ Say Princetonians and Professors
‘I’m at home in Kuwait and I can hear missiles flying,’ said Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah ’94
Behind the Stripes
What happens inside the mascot suit doesn’t always stay there
Princeton University Press Director Walter Lippincott ’60 Loved Opera
Jan. 16, 1939 — Jan. 18, 2025
Joe Krakora ’76 Journeys from Public Defender to Clemency Mentor
Krakora retired in 2024 after a career as New Jersey’s longest-serving public defender.
The King and Queen of Energy
Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94 dream — and give — big
PAW Goes to the Movies: ‘Springsteen’
Duneier, who has seen The Boss more than 100 times in concert, critiques the new film
Huge Crowds Descend for a Night at the New Art Museum
The new Princeton University Art Museum saw nearly 22,000 visitors in its first 24 hours — many of them in Halloween costumes
Jacob Sager Weinstein ’94 Is Never Not Writing
London’s Big Data Detective
Below ground or above, Lauren Sager Weinstein ’95 helps commuters get where they need to go
‘Tomorrow Will Be Worse’
Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia’s depressing history through its women, and the warning signs for America
Hicham Mhammedi Alaoui ’08’s Company Immerses Travelers in Morocco
A native of Casablanca, Alaoui built his tourism company around Morocco’s history, geography, cuisine, and culture
Turbulence Times
Longtime U.S. F-15 pilot Michael Holl ’03 reenters the Middle East tinder box working with the Qatari air force
Rupert Elderkin *14 Keeps Fighting for the Victims of Rwanda’s Genocide
Elderkin previously prosecuted war crimes committed in Serbia and Kosovo