Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 8:06pm
Meet Rufus Wainwright, Canadian, son of Loudon Singer-songwriter extraordinaire QSo, you’re coming to Yale [Wainwright performed Thursday night], the “Gay Ivy.” By the way, did you know that we have that nickname? The maxim is, “One in four, maybe more.” Anyway, you’re here to perform a benefit concert as part of the first Yale LGBT alumni reunion. All...
Dressed in a pinstripe suit and an unbuttoned white shirt, Eddie Einbinder wears his black hair long, strongly resembling what a young Oscar Wilde might have looked like. Somehow it’s not surprising that this colorful (and diplomatic) personality is responsible for a book on dangerous and illegal substances. “How to Have Fun and Not Die,” Einbinder’s guide to...
MIYA’S CHEF, OWNER AND GASTRONOMIC VISIONARY Kill-gore fanatic Mamoun’s patron? People used to call him Chop Suey. Favorite drink: Sake. Because we have to go to the woods and get the ingredients. Went to elementary school with: Paul Giammati Hometown: Hong Kong Favorite Food Network show: Man Versus Food. Adam Richmond is sharply witty. He’s one of...
Meet Will Shortz, Crossword Editor of The New York Times NPR Puzzlemaster Aspiring Table Tennis Champion Hometown: Pleasantville, New York (but raised on an Arabian horse farm in Crawfordsville, Indiana) Favorite non-puzzle activity: Table Tennis Q Do you have a favorite word? A Yes. My favorite word is “ucalegon,”... it’s a neighbor whose house is...
Visiting the “World’s Away: Suburban Landscapes,” Ogilvy and his professor, photographer John Lehr (whose work is included in the show), discuss why we pray in McDonald’s. BO: One of the most interesting things about “Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes” for me is the way in which it balances a number of different approaches to seeing and understanding the...
Meet Bonaire Le ’09, Chemical engineering major Violinist Fashion designer Favorite fabric: Silk. It’s like water cascading down a staircase. Hometown: Albany, California. It’s a 1.5-square-mile town. It’s really small and dainty but I love it. Favorite haute couture designer: Christian Dior. Q: How did you get the name Bonaire? A: The name Bonaire...
Meet Pierre Huyghe, organizer, artisan, FRENCHMAN Hometown Paris, France favorite american restaurant La Esquina favorite parisian tourist site Jardin de Climatation Favorite film “F for Fake” by Orson Welles QWhy were you drawn to film as a medium? AI primarily do constructed situations. These constructed situations are mediated through the best medium I...
Meet Michael Linares ’09, Altered state specialist, collector of children’s dinosaur paraphenalia Founder of the Yale Chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy hometown Los Angeles, California pipe, bong or jay? Bong. It’s smoother. But jays are so communal. And pipes have their own charm. Just kidding — I don’t do drugs. Senior thesis? Freud’s...
Bill Maher’s publicist told us we could interview the man behind “Religulous.” Our reporter, however, was only given two questions. Here’s the first: Q One of the criticisms leveled against Religulous is that the people who were interviewed were ignorant or not eloquent about their feelings about religion. Francis Collins, a scientist working on the Human...
Meet Kevin Buckley ’62, Author, journalist, contributing editor at Playboy Hometown: Greenwich Village, New York. Style Inspiration: The Wu-Tang Clan. There’s a photo of me with Ghostface Killah. But honestly I haven’t changed my wardrobe in 45 years. Favorite fictional film about the Vietnam War: “Apocalypse Now.” But that’s very close with...
