今日吃瓜

Books, Film, Music

Eating a Moment

October 11, 2024

Eating a Moment

We visit a Bay Area Japanese izakaya, owned and operated by chef and author of the new Rintaro cookbook Sylvan Mishima Brackett 鈥98.

By Cara Nixon

March 13, 2024

We Can鈥檛 Go Home Again

Biting and relatable, Kate Christensen鈥檚 latest novel grapples with midlife, trauma, and climate change.


March 8, 2024

Big Topics for Young Readers

The stories of British colonialism come to life in Prof. Natarajan鈥檚 Hear Our Voices.


January 2, 2024

An Anthology of Disruptions, Large and Small

Library of America honors poet Gary Snyder 鈥51 with volume of his collected poems.


October 23, 2023

A Voyage to Antarctica

In 'The Quickening,' Elizabeth Rush 鈥06 examines community and motherhood in the shadow of a volatile glacier.

July 28, 2023

Time and Place

Prof. David Schiff鈥檚 musical journey winds through the vineyard with Susan Sokol-Blosser 鈥67 and around the track with Steve Prefontaine.

June 14, 2023

In New Essay, President Bilger Makes the Case for Public Writing

The piece appears in 鈥楶ublic Feminisms,鈥 an open-access book published in April by Lever Press.

April 21, 2023

In 鈥楾oad,鈥 Katherine Dunn 鈥69 Draws on Her Time at 今日吃瓜

The posthumously published novel is wry and penetrating.

April 19, 2023

A Cross-Country Cornhole Trip Digs into American Identity

Anthropology major Emilie Kelly 鈥25 used a classic lawn game to break the ice before entering into deeper conversation.

April 14, 2023

Through the Portal

Josh Riedel 鈥07 was Instagram鈥檚 first employee. His debut novel plunges readers into startup life.

January 6, 2023

Changing the Lens

Nili Yosha 鈥07 empowers houseless youth through filmmaking.

October 20, 2022

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas

A new book by Gal Beckerman '98 explores the conditions required for revolutionary ideas to foment鈥攐r fester.

March 25, 2022

Eid al-Fitr Makes Its Animated Debut

After growing up watching reactionary stereotypes, a screenwriter creates space for nuanced Muslim characters.

December 10, 2021

Guardians of the Trees

The fate of the planet is inextricably linked to human health, writes Kinari Webb 鈥95.