Author Archives: Jane Darby Menton

John Jackson ’67 always dreamed of being a statesman. Entering Yale as a young man, he looked to the example of his great-grandfather, a career diplomat, hoping to follow in his footsteps. Although Jackson ultimately took a different path, serving in the marines during the Vietnam War and then building a career working for pharmaceutical »

Back in the day, trends followed a general rule of threes. We’re told this is how saddle shoes and Hula-Hoops became a thing. But with the advent of Twitter, trending, as it were, has been revolutionized. These days, a simple # is all it takes and voilà! A trend is born. Carolyn Lipka and Jane »

“Open Figure Drawing Classes, Tuesday night 8:30-10:30.” This is one of those flyers that usually would have made me stop, think for a second, then move on. But before leaving for college, I was urged to do those things which had always seemed too scary, or too strange, so, when WEEKEND asked me to check »