Win a copy of An Eames Anthology!
March 12, 2015
Ray Eames, the 20th century American designer, was once quoted as saying, “What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts.” Of course, the myriad… READ MORE
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This Is Your Milk on Coke
Coca-Cola was bottled and sold for the first time on March 12, 1894. Since then, the soft drink company has undergone a striking number of changes and expansions: new flavors,… READ MORE
Arles, Saturday, March 10th, 1888; To Theo van Gogh
March 10, 2015
Throughout the month of March, we’re featuring excerpts from our recently-published collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, a beautiful volume of van Gogh’s letters entitled Ever Yours: The Essential Letters, edited… READ MORE
The Children of the Amistad
March 9, 2015
Benjamin N. Lawrance— March 9 marks the 174th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision U.S. v Amistad, one of the most celebrated U.S. “freedom suits.” Since the case’s conclusion in… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, March 6, 2015
March 6, 2015
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
Books et Veritas: Faith, Knowledge, Truth, and Twitter
March 5, 2015
Welcome to the first installment of Books et Veritas, the column written by Yale University Press’s student interns! In each installment, an intern will write about life and reading at Yale… READ MORE
Win a Copy of Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland!
Coney Island, the New York neighborhood famous for its beaches, boardwalks, resorts, and amusement parks, has been a fixture of our national cultural imagination for a century. Once known as “America’s… READ MORE
The Hague, on or about Saturday, March 3rd, 1883; To Theo van Gogh
March 3, 2015
Throughout the month of March, we’re featuring excerpts from our recently-published collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, a beautiful volume (deemed a best art book of 2014 by the Huffington… READ MORE
Bloodletting and The Death of George Washington: Relevance to Cancer Patients Today
March 1, 2015
Dr. Richard Frank— The day was December 12, 1799. A freezing rain whipped the Virginia countryside including Mount Vernon, where President George Washington lived and maintained his plantation. He inspected… READ MORE
Anti-Theatrical Drama: Interview with Michael Fried by David Ebony
February 27, 2015
David Ebony— One of the country’s foremost art critics and art historians, Michael Fried is no stranger to controversy. His essay on contemporary art, “Art and Objecthood,” featuring a revisionist… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic