Reading Roundup: Rude Awakening, The Post, Saving Chocolate
Rude Awakening
Posted on January 4, 2018 - 4:38pm
Daniel Ellsberg
Didn’t Win a Nobel? The Honors and Prestige Don’t End There.
On April 13, 1888, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, who made millions turning his invention into munitions and selling them to the armies of the world, was aghast to read a story in a Paris newspaper that mistakenly reported his death.
It was actually his older brother, Ludvig, who had died, but Alfred was horrified by the headline: “The merchant of death is dead.”
The story went on to say, “Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever, died yesterday.”
Posted on October 16, 2017 - 2:08pm
From Ishi to Hillary: Take Our Gallery Tour Through the Berkeley Drop-in Hall of Fame
In countless ways, Berkeley is undeniably different. And that uniqueness is part of what draws people here—not just students and professors, but folks of all walks, many of whom are distinguished in their fields or famous for their exploits.
From the Spring 2015 Dropouts and Drop-ins issue of California.
Cari Borja’s Berkeley Salon: Designer Stages 52 Dinners for Intriguing Friends and Strangers
Racks of gowns, manikins, and sewing machines crowd the edges of Cari Borja’s design studio, but a huge dining table occupies the center. It’s where she holds the dinners that resemble the fieldwork of an anthropologist outside the Ivory Tower. For a series of 52 meals—44 already served—she has transformed her studio into a salon where guests, from the famous to the unknown, discover connections and savor a slow meal.
Posted on June 3, 2014 - 5:27pm
