Catherine Killingsworth
Catherine Killingsworth
Recent Stories
Picturing the Dead
Eleven years ago, a man committed suicide in the Duncan Hotel on Chapel Street. He began by trying to kill himself in his bathtub, and, failing in that, staggered blood-soaked through his room to a window and threw himself onto the sidewalk below. Six years later, when MFA student Angela Strassheim heard the story, she decided to find the man’s room, douse it in luminol, turn out all the lights, and take pictures of the glowing sprays of blood still clinging to the walls.
Profile - Man, Myth, or Legend?
Egyptology professor John Darnell has battled breakdowns, snakes, and tomb raiders in the desert. Catherine Killingsworth talks to this swashbuckling professor about what it's like to be Yale's own Indiana Jones.
Renting Your Mind to Science
Yale has a long history of manipulating people’s minds for science.
Only You Can Prevent Humiliation
How an environmental crusader ended up as Smokey the Bear
There are two inherent design flaws in a Smokey the Bear costume. First, the eyes are in the snout, severely limiting one's vision. Second, there is a giant hoop in the middle of the costume to create Smokey's jolly, rotund belly. The awkwardness of...