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

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  • Emily Jenda ’10

    “There’s no greater rush for a critic,” writes Erik Haagensen, “than encountering a blazing new talent.” He speaks of none other... Read on
    the staff | January 7 2011 10:54am

  • Zoe Kazan ’05

    If you haven’t heard of Zoe Kazan ’05 yet, get ready. It’s not just her Hollywood-famous last name (grandpa Elia Kazan directed On the... Read on
    the staff | February 12 2012 03:27pm

  • Michael Apuzzo ’05

    You might have seen Michael Apuzzo ’05 in the New York Times the other day. In his underwear. Apuzzo’s not in a Calvin Klein ad... Read on
    the staff | November 13 2009 11:28am

  • Edward Norton ’91

    Some people might embark on their first marathon as quietly as possible, just in case they don’t finish. Actor Edward Norton ’91... Read on
    the staff | November 6 2009 11:26am

  • Sam Tsui ’11 & Kurt Schneider ’10

    First there was Perez Hilton, the celebrity blogger, who tweeted in August about a Michael Jackson tribute video put together by a pair of Yale undergrads.... Read on
    the staff | November 30 2009 11:25am

  • Steve Bodow ’89

    As a New York journalist, Steve Bodow ’89 (arguably) had to work for a living. Then he landed a job writing for the The Daily Show, where... Read on
    the staff | September 25 2009 12:16pm

  • Rocco Landesman ’76DFA

    Playwright Tony Kushner previews it as the American arts community’s “best news… since the birth of Walt Whitman.” Other colleagues... Read on
    the staff | May 15 2009 11:44am

  • Demetri Martin ’95

    He dropped out of law school to do standup comedy, but Demetri Martin ’95 has not neglected his education. The mop-topped jokester taught himself... Read on
    the staff | February 13 2009 10:07am

  • 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

  • Meryl Streep ’75MFA

    Meryl Streep ’75MFA didn’t get 14 Oscar nominations for just doing the same-old same-old. This weekend, she turns up singing and dancing in, of... Read on
    the staff | July 18 2008 02:46pm

  • David Lang ’83MAM

    Never thought Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Match Girl” and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion were a natural combination?... Read on
    the staff | April 10 2008 08:00pm

  • Angela Bassett ’80, ’83MFA

    No one’s going to walk all over Angela Bassett ’80, ’83MFA, the Academy Award–nominated actress best known for portraying... Read on
    the staff | March 28 2008 02:20pm