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Black-and-white photo of performers in theatrical costumes

_{Members of Shotgun Players, circa 2000. Courtesy of Patrick Dooley}

The Subterranean Scene

By James Pagett Tollen

For decades, a familiar Berkeley pizza parlor has housed a truly underground theater.

_{Courtesy Stephanie Kelmar}

The Daily, for Kids

By Alison Bowen

Five questions for Stephanie Kelmar ’90, founder of KidNuz podcast

As a book coach and editor, Marisa Solis ’97 has worked on more than 500 books during her decades in publishing. Now, she’s co-written one. The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction Book provides a clear road map for turning expertise into a well-crafted book that can transform readers’ lives. Solis and […]

Megan Mehta

When Megan Mehta ’25 (Data Science, B.A. + Society & Environment, B.S.) was diagnosed with end-stage heart failure in 2015, at the age of 12, she found solace in the creative world. Art supplies, journals, and coloring books became her source of comfort to endure long hospitalizations, complex and painful medical procedures, and an uncertain […]

_{Nathalia Alcantara}

2026 Summer Reading List

By Editorial Staff

For your entertainment, here are our favorite books this season

Anthony Scattini

If you’ve ever allowed a sudden noise to disrupt your attempt to hit a shot in golf, you are said to have “rabbit ears.” Golf is much like life. When something gets in your head, it can throw you off your game. Anthony Scattini’s Rabbit Earz is a fictional tale drawn from real life experiences that weaves the ridiculousness, […]

Room with multiple screens showing Bob Dylan in sunglasses

_{Bob Dylan Center Multitudes Gallery. Photo by Lester Cohen.}

The Dylan Beat on Tulsa Time

By Bill Hinchberger ’80, M.A. ’92

A Berkeley alum and Oklahoma transplant oversees the shrine of his idol

_{Courtesy Terry Healey}

First Person: Healing Scars from the Inside Out

By Terry Healey ’87

How adversity helped me discover new possibilities

_{Top left: Lucy Stark. Bottom center: Eli Thorne. Bottom right: Michael Pollan, by Christopher Michel}

Mixed Media

New works by Berkeley authors and artists

Michelle Ott

Michelle Ott’s book Outer Space is Closer Than Antarctica has hit bookstores! Published by Chronicle Books Ott’s illustrated memoir describes life, love, and the science she learned after the four summer seasons she spent working at Antarctica’s largest research base, McMurdo Station. Michelle learned that outer space is in fact closer than Antarctica while attending […]

Sara Mirza

Sara Mirza ’08 has created a paradigm-shifting podcast that explores how people design and discover their way to a fulfilling career: Ace of Pentacles Podcast Featuring expert interviews, real-life stories, and career and life advice, the podcast takes a deep dive into the material and the numinous layers of the human experience through the lens […]

Roberta Berry Coyl

Roberta Berry Coyl ’68 was a world traveler and as a child crossed the Atlantic five times on the Queen Mary in the 1950’s with her Mother and brother, exploring the ship from top to bottom, bow to stern as a delighted kid would. After graduating from Berkeley in English, she earned a law degree […]

Mark Woods

Mark Woods ’71 writes: “This book presents over 200 photos in 96 pages I made from ’68 to ’73. As you might imagine these photos and scenes have been floating around in my brain for the last 50 plus years. Some of you may be in or recognize someone in the book. There is Hubert, […]