Culture
Oskie and Oski
By Pat JospephHow Two Berkeley students invented a bear who’s outlived them both
Editor’s Note: Fall/Winter 2025
By Pat Joseph“The remark I hear most often about this magazine is that it’s ‘different.’ My reaction? Of course it’s different! This is a magazine about Berkeley.”
Goines Returns
By Hussain Khan, M.J. ’25A collection of nearly 5,000 objects by the celebrated artist now belongs to the Bancroft Library.
You’ll Never Believe It Came from Berkeley
Add The Matrix, Berkeley Mafia, and Jerry Maguire to your list.
Mixed Media: Fall/Winter 2025
Our picks of Berkeley-connected books, films, and podcasts
Read, Watch, Listen
By Editorial StaffThis month’s picks of Berkeley-connected books, films, and podcasts
How Cal Performances Rolled Out the “Red Carpet”
By Leah WorthingtonThe Paris Opera Ballet’s latest production made just two stops in the US, opening at Berkeley.
Your Reading List for This Month
Editors’ picks of recent works by Berkeley authors
The Poetry of Impurity
By Geoff KochA conversation with John Shoptaw and Jenny Odell
Lessons in Humility and Persistence
By Andrea LamprosFilmmaker Toby McLeod has spent four decades amplifying Indigenous voices—while wrestling with how to tell stories not his own.
Recent Works by Berkeley Authors and Artists
By Editorial StaffEditors’ picks for books, documentaries, and exhibits to check this month
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a … Conlang?
By Alexander RonyDavid J. Peterson created languages for Superman, Dune, and Game of Thrones. It all started with courses at Berkeley.
