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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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  • Max Borenstein ’03: Godzilla's heart of darkness

    Back in junior high school English class, we learned that literature always revolves around three basic conflicts: man vs. man, man vs. himself, or man vs. nature.... Read on
    Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL | May 15 2014 02:55pm

  • 12/2/11: Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA

    A year ago, Da’Vine Joy Randolph ’11MFA was a student at the Yale School of Drama. Now she’s singing... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 02:07pm

  • 10/7/11: Lynn Novick ’83

      Lynn Novick ’83 has come a long way since the Civil War. So have we all, you say—but that’s The Civil War, the... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:47pm

  • 7/29/11: Kamala Lopez ’85

    Nancy Pelosi. Former secretary of labor Alexis Herman. Pakistani women’s rights activist Rubina Bhatti. Kamala Lopez ’85 joins their... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:18pm

  • 7/22/11: Wendi Deng Murdoch ’97MBA

    Wendi Deng Murdoch ’97MBA’s top-ten list of What I Learned at the Yale School of Management probably does not include pie-blocking. Or... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 01:08pm

  • 6/17/11: Frances McDormand ’82MFA

    So you think Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the only actors around who can do a South Boston accent? Oh, right—Wahlberg and... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 12:52pm

  • 6/10/11: John T. Downey ’51

    John T. Downey ’51 missed his first four Yale reunions for a dreadful and remarkable reason: he was a prisoner in China, shot... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 12:49pm

  • 5/6/11: Renée Richards ’55

    Tall and handsome, smart and athletic, born to privilege yet successful in his own right, Dr. Richard Raskin ’55 had it... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 12:37pm

  • 11/12/10: Phil LaMarr ’88

    You don’t have to look—or listen—very hard to find Phil LaMarr ’88 in television, movies, or video games. LaMarr, who... Read on
    the staff | January 3 2012 10:26am

  • Terence Pang-Yen Dunn ’76

    TaiChiMania.com, the website of Terence Pang-Yen Dunn ’76, says he teaches martial arts for “health, longevity, and... Read on
    the staff | June 4 2010 04:54pm

  • Alex Gibney ’77

    This week finds documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney ’77 with three—count ’em—three movies in the Tribeca Film Festival, prompting a... Read on
    the staff | April 30 2010 04:48pm

  • Gabe Polsky ’02

    It’s kind of a Hollywood story line—minus the adversity. After five years in the film biz, Gabe Polsky ’02 and his brother Alan... Read on
    the staff | November 27 2009 02:51pm

  • Liev Schreiber ’92MFA

    Liev Schreiber ’92MFA is perhaps not yet a household name, but he’s one of those actors you’re bound to have seen in something by now.... Read on
    the staff | January 2 2009 09:31am

  • Oliver Stone ’68

    Oliver Stone ’68 left Yale after his freshman year, but his time on campus no doubt came in handy when he was creating scenes from George... Read on
    the staff | October 24 2008 10:16am

  • Cash Warren ’01

    Expect a record turnout at the tenth reunion of the Class of 2001. Budding film producer Cash Warren ’01 became the envy of millions of men on... Read on
    the staff | May 23 2008 02:36pm