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Two people sitting at a patio table enjoying a cup of espresso
A short (or tall) history of the espresso bar
Published Spring 2023
Espresso culture is so ubiquitous that many of us have our own machines sitting on kitchen counters. But how did we get here? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A closeup of plants in a greenhouse outside of Evergreen Museum & Library
A growing movement
Published Oct 26, 2022
Evergreen Museum & Library's new exhibit explores Victorians' obsession with houseplants and how it compares to today's houseplant craze
Culture Show performers
Multicultural affairs
Student performers brighten the stage at annual Culture Show
Published Nov 18, 2019 Photos
The showcase celebrates the diversity of the student body through traditional and contemporary performances
Students in long robes perform a synchronized dance
Multicultural Affairs
A culture showcase
Published Nov 12, 2018
JHU's 31st annual Culture Show celebrates diversity through music, dance, and theatrical performances
A group of people share a meal
Refugees
Tracks of their tears
Published Summer 2018
Alum and NPR reporter Sasha Ingber documents the refugee crisis through the music and culture of displaced people / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A man shifts rocks around while two partially harvest agave plants, trimmed of their spiky leaves, rest on the ground
Liquid culture
Published Fall 2017
Writer Granville Greene makes the case for knowing more about the people who made your mezcal / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Style that strikes a chord
Published Fall 2017
Peabody faculty member Kimberly Kong has played Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, yet she still finds time to share her favorite fashion, food, and beauty finds with her more than half a million blog followers / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Photo of Quraysh Ali Lansana
Q+A
Hip-hop and poetry
Published Feb 5, 2016
Quraysh Ali Lansana, co-editor of 'The BreakBeat Poets,' visits JHU for free reading Monday