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Blogs by Yale alumni
Arts
Architecture & Planning
Business & Economics
Food
History
Law
Parenting
Personal
Politics
Pop culture
Religion
Science & Math
Technology
Arts
J. L.
Bell '87
Oz and Ends
Literature for young readers.
Mark Blankenship '05MFA
The Critical Condition
"Everything from classic cinema to trashy reality shows."
Rob Giampietro '01
Lined & Unlined
"Portfolio of writing, resources, and ideas" on typography and design.
Jessica Helfand '82, '89MFA; Dmitri Siegel '04MFA & Lorraine
Wild '82MFA
Design Observer
A group blog about graphic design and design culture.
Hee Jin Kang '96
H.J.K.
"A photo blog of sorts."
Christina Baker Kline '86
A Writing Year: Ideas and Inspiration for Writing a Novel
The author of eight books discusses the creative process.
Lizzie Skurnick '95
Old Hag
"Book reviews, sundries, culture, and intelligentsia."
Andrew Utter '97MFA
Mother of Invention Acting School
"Current & former students’ stage & film projects, and recommendations on independent film & theater."
Angela Voulangas '86
Artistic Printing
Graphic design history.
Architecture & planning
Mark Abraham '04
Design New Haven
"Design and urban affairs in downtown New Haven, Connecticut."
New Haven Safe Streets Coalition
"Raising awareness of traffic safety issues in New Haven."
Bret Ancowitz '96
Greater City: Providence
A group blog on the development of "more walkable, affordable, and vibrant neighborhoods" in Providence, RI.
Blair
Kamin '84MEnvD
The Skyline
The Chicago Tribune's architecture critic on the "highs and lows of
Chicago architecture."
Mason Kirby '98MArch
Architect Mason Kirby Inc.
News, interviews, and book reviews.
Business & economics
Marc Gunther '73
Marc Gunther
Notes on business and sustainability from a Fortune writer.
Paul
Krugman '74
The Conscience of a Liberal
The
Nobel Prize-winning economist fills in the gaps between his New York Times columns.
Norman Oder '83, '90MSLJ
Atlantic Yards Report
"Analysis, commentary, and reportage about Forest City Ratner's planned $4.9 billion project in Brooklyn."
Holly Wesselhoft '08
Brand Philanthropy
"Giving back through supporting brands and stores that are making a difference."
Stephen
Yuen '73
Views by the Bay
Largely about economics, with a little Battlestar Galactica thrown in.
Food
Mary Brinig '99
The Cooking Doctor
What's cooking at Mary's restaurant, Generous Servings, in Denver, CO.
Benjamin
Conniff '07
The Penny Palate
"Where to grab lunch when your wallet's
light" in New York City.
Kevin
Roe '06 & Claire Stanford '06
Food Junta
"Empowering the
young, broke, and hungry" with easy, inexpensive recipes and commentary.
Jeffrey Stock '88
Fooditude
A composer's blog about food in New York
City and beyond: "If music be the food of love, choose
both!"
History
J. L.
Bell '87
Boston 1775
About the Revolution in New England and its representations.
Michael Satlow '86
Michael Satlow Blog
Podcasts trace early Jewish history, and the transformation from Israelite to Jew.
Law
Anupam Chander '92JD
Anupam Chander
"Globalization and digitization through the eyes of a California law professor."
Deven Desai '97JD, Greg Lastowka '91, Michael Madison '83 & Frank Pasquale '01JD
Madisonian
A group blog on "law, technology, and society"
from seven law professors.
Michael Rappaport '85JD, '90DCL & Tom Smith '84JD
The Right Coast
Thoughts from four conservative-leaning law professors in
San Diego.
Daniel J. Solove '97JD, Deven Desai '97JD, David Hoffman '98, Gerard Magliocca '98JD, Frank Pasquale '01JD & Jaya Ramji-Nogales '99JD
Concurring Opinions
A group blog about "the law, the universe & everything."
Parenting
Jeff Forster '95
Competent Parent
Advice, observations, and the occasional haiku. "Dads are parents too, and I know some who are very good at it."
Lenore Skenazy '81
Free-Range Kids
"Giving our kids the freedom we had without going nuts with worry."
Personal
James Batek '73
Finding Relevance in the Library
"Browsing the stacks at the Chicago Public Library, especially physics and economics."
Richard Bradley '86
Shots in the Dark
Wide-ranging observations from the author and magazine editor.
Margaret
Desjardin '79
Margaret Desjardin's Blog
On life and happenings in Cambridge, MA.
Mike
Errico '89
Mike Errico
A rock musician on his
work and his life.
Elizabeth Springer Greer '86
Elizabeth's Infection Blog
An alum's real-time account of her illness. Fortunately, her original title, "Elizabeth's Brain Tumor Blog," turned out to be inaccurate.
Stephen
Hartshorne '74
Armchair Travel
On literature, writing, and the author's personal life.
Noelle
Hancock '02
Just Putting It
Out There
Outspoken freelance writer on her life.
Paul Ip '08MBA
Bilingual Monkeys
"What you see is what you get. I ask you to keep your expectations low."
Artie Isaac '82
Net Cotton Content
"My frequent observations on creativity, ethics, and life."
Wayne M. Itano '73
Wayne & Chris Itano's Blog
Wayne and Christine Yoshinaga-Itano's 2009 travels in Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.
Ryan
Iverson '02
Stupid is the New Awesome
Notes on comedy, entertainment, and fatherhood.
Mariana Markell '76
TheTreasureTower.com - Behind the Scenes
"Descriptions of vendors I meet, observations about life & a little Buddhist philosophy."
Nerissa
Nields '89
May Day Cafe
Writer/musician/life coach and her sister blog their lives.
Anittah
Patrick '99
Anittah Patrick
Her life, her work, and anything she finds interesting.
E. Stewart Rhodes III '04JD
Dirt Rhodes Scholar
"Ex-paratrooper, disabled vet, ex-firearms instructor, former Ron Paul staff member & Montana/Nevada lawyer."
Helen Rittelmeyer '08
The Cigarette Smoking Blog
A journey through the postmodern conservative's mind "one cigarette at a time."
Adrian Ryan '09
The Conservative Hipster
"Musings on music, culture, philosophy, and politics."
Jim Sleeper '69
JimSleeper.com
"Columns, reviews, essays, and audio- and video commentaries on American civic-republican grace."
Jamila Thomas '04
Jamilary
Craft show vending tales from a Vermont-based jeweler.
Henry Trotter '02MA, '05MPhil
Sugar Girls & Seamen
"This blog discusses the social dynamics of dockside prostitution in Cape Town & Durban."
Katie
Vagnino '03
The Vagnino Monologues
"It is better to write something now than everything never."
Arija
Weddle '04
Silent J
"Thoughts on pop anthropology, things I hate, and my ongoing preparations
for being a doctor."
Politics
David
Adesnik '99
OxBlog
Off-the-cuff political commentary from present and former Oxford graduate
students.
Gabriel Arana '05
GabrielArana.com
Journalism from a Nation writer, with an emphasis on LGBTQI issues.
Peter J. Dekom '68
Unshred America
An entertainment lawyer on "rebuilding America."
Dan
Froomkin '85
White House Watch
A daily blog with multiple postings from the White House.
Nina Hachigian '89
Pivotal Power
A foreign policy expert blogs about "the changing nature of security and great power relationships."
Noah Millman '92
The American Scene
A group blog about politics, economics, media, and culture.
Robert
Reich '73JD
Robert Reich's Blog
The former Secretary of Labor blogs about politics and economics in journal
form.
Glenn
Reynolds '85JD
InstaPundit
A self-described libertarian and blogging pioneer, Reynolds posts prodigiously
on politics, law, and technology.
E. Stewart Rhodes III '04JD
Oath Keepers
"Currently serving military, veterans, and peace officers who will not obey unconstitutional orders, such as orders to disarm the American people."
Jonathan Zasloff '87, '93JD
The Reality-Based Community
The UCLA law professor participates in a group blog with the motto: "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts."
Aaron Zelinsky '06, '10JD & Cleve Doty '06
The Presidential Debate Blog
Discussion of presidential and vice presidential debates.
Pop culture
Jen Wang '95
Digrasian
"Two Asian American chicks blog about pop culture, politics, sports, music, race, and identity."
Religion
Norma Cook Everist '76MDiv
Conversations on the Church's Vocation in the Public World
A Lutheran theologian's perspective on current events.
Rev.
Geoffrey Hoare '82STM
A Word from the Rector
"Thoughts on theology, worship, current events, and church polity" from the
rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta.
Paul Keane '80MDiv
The Anti-Yale
"In memory of William F. Buckley Jr., who alerted me that man is God at Yale."
Science
& Math
David Berreby '79
Us and Them: The Blog
"Science, current events, and flummery about race, ethnicity, nationalism, religion, caste, class, ideology, and other 'human kinds.'''
Carl
Bialik '01
The Numbers Guy
"The way numbers are used and abused," from film critic's ratings to
the measurement of carbon-dioxide emissions.
Richard
Conniff '73
Strange Behaviors
About strange animal (and human) behaviors writer Conniff has encountered in
his research.
Robert Leahy '67, '74PhD
Anxiety File
A Psychology Today blog about coping with anxiety and worry.
John McQuaid '83
Science, Globalization, Politics
A Pulitzer-winning journalist on "science, environment, and various forms of government dysfunction."
Marnia Robinson '79JD
Cupid's Poisoned Arrow
A Psychology Today blog about "the effects of evolutionary biology on intimate relationships."
Pepper Schwartz '74PhD (name as student: Judith Strait)
Love Lessons
A Psychology Today blog about love and sex.
Steve Scolnik '68
CapitalClimate
"Weather, climate, policy, and capital from the perspective of over half a century of weather watching."
Jefferson Singer '87PhD
Life Scripts
A Psychology Today blog about "self-defining memory."
Carl
Zimmer '87
The Loom
A contributing editor and columnist at Discover blogs about everything from global warming and hobbits to parasites and
science tattoos.
Technology
Ciaran Buckley'92
Ciaran Buckley
A former journalist offers opinionated insight on the technology industry and rural issues in Ireland.
Glenn
Fleishman '90
GlennLog
Seattle writer blogs about
the internet and electronics—and his kids.
James Grimmelmann '05JD
The Laboratorium
"As a lawyer and technologist, I try to help these two groups speak intelligibly to each other."
Lawrence Lessig '89JD
Lessig Blog
The founder of Creative Commons on the law of cyberspace.
Max Ventilla '02, '06MBA & Robert Spiro '06
Aardvark
The developers of a "social search" app.
Jonathan Zittrain '91
The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It
Technology, digital rights, and electronic culture.
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