The new novel by Diana R. Chambers ’69, The Secret War of Julia Child, is now out from Sourcebooks Landmark. Based on extensive research, it tells the little-known story of Julia’s OSS service in WWII India and China, i.e. the “Forgotten War of Asia.” It’s a People magazine Best Book of the Fall and an international bestseller.
In late August, the Amazon was aflame, and so was social media. Everyone from regular citizens to celebrities and politicians wanted to express their outrage. But in the rush to retweet and regram, some people forgot to fact-check. French president Emmanuel Macron tweeted a more-than-20-year-old photo of the burning Amazon. Actor Leonard DiCaprio shared the […]
Steve Jobs may have enforced his will on the future, but his vision was founded on the work of people who preceded him. One of them, Douglas Engelbart ’52, Ph.D. ’55, died today at the age of 88. Among other landmark inventions, he created the computer mouse. Like Jobs, Engelbart was visited by epiphanies that […]
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who has contacted me with support for me and my 34-year-old son, who is teaching in Ukraine. Tom Degenhardt reports he was looking forward to a mini-reunion with classmates Dave Perry, John Lewis, Skip Bushee, and Rusty Ertle at Sam’s in San Francisco on April 19. From […]
