February 10, 2023
Mindy Aloff— Nancy Reynolds, while still a teenager, was invited to join New York City Ballet (NYCB), where she performed for George Balanchine as a member of the corps de… READ MORE
January 19, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Daniel H. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, about his new book… READ MORE
May 21, 2020
Haven’t you said you always wanted to write that novel? Well, this is as good a time as any, so here is some inspiration and wisdom to get you started…. READ MORE
October 29, 2016
Max Page— In our “sour little age,” as playwright Tony Kushner once called the world we live in, lines from a law passed fifty years ago this weekend offer welcome… READ MORE
September 14, 2016
In Why Translation Matters, acclaimed translator Edith Grossman argues for the cultural importance of translation and for a more encompassing and nuanced appreciation of the translator’s role. For Grossman, translation has a transcendent… READ MORE
June 11, 2015
We are deeply saddened by esteemed historian Peter Gay’s passing. A Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Library Center for… READ MORE
April 21, 2015
In Why Poetry Matters, the gifted poet, novelist and biographer Jay Parini gives us a deeply felt meditation on poetry. He explores its language and meaning, and its power to… READ MORE
March 19, 2015
In Why Acting Matters, respected and insightful writers on movies and theater David Thomson examines the allure of the performing arts for both the artist and the audience member while… READ MORE
February 17, 2015
In Why Architecture Matters, Paul Goldberger, who holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School in New York City, takes readers on a remarkable architectural… READ MORE
![Ed Ruscha, The Old Trade School Building, 2005. Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 120 in. (137.2 x 304.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President. [P2005.01]. © Edward J. Ruscha IV/Gagosian Gallery. Photo provided by Ed Ruscha Studio.](https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/yup-wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20135340/quickfig1172-copy-scaled.jpg)
The Pull of Design: Notes on the Exhibition Ed Ruscha/Now Then