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The cosmic web
Published Summer 2012
How does one illustrate the invisible forces that form galaxies? By drawing inspiration from rock formations, of course. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
My life as an Egyptologist
Published Summer 2012
Jacquelyn Williamson offers a glimpse of her work in the field, exploring Egypt's tombs. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Once Quiet on the Western Front
Published Summer 2012
Composer and Peabody faculty member Kevin Puts won a Pulitzer for his first opera, Silent Night. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Rockin' the viol
Published Summer 2012
Amy Domingues, indie rock's go-to cellist, takes on a new challenge—interpreting early music for the viola da gamba. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Love, sex, good TV
Published Summer 2012
Co-produced by the Bloomberg School, this award-winning South African TV drama aims to get viewers talking about HIV transmission. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Put another dime in the jukebox, class
Published Spring 2012
Peabody professor David Smooke on why students should take pop music seriously. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illuminating Manuscript
Published Spring 2012 Video
A rare 15th-century illuminated manuscript in the Peabody Library's collection was presumed lost for decades; and then it mysteriously turned up in the mail / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Astins house
Published Spring 2012
Nearly 60 years after John Astin graduated from Johns Hopkins, the university has renamed its stage afer him. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Fine print
Published Spring 2012
Lorin Stein, A&S '96 (MA) — only the fourth editor ever in the Paris Review's storied history — makes the case that literary magazines still matter. / Johns Hopkins Magazine