Naina Saligram

It is a mediocre book. The language is affected. The characters, flat. The plot, contrived. But what could be better for some light summer reading […]

September 18, 2010

NAINA SALIGRAM

Cubist Portrait

I was always afraid of Cubism. It wasn’t an I-just-don’t-get-it-and-that-scares-me kind of fear, but an I-just-don’t-get-it-yet-I’m-sure-that-if-I-did-it-would-make-me-afraid kind. I was afraid of its ugliness, of its […]

February 17, 2010

NAINA SALIGRAM

Every Cheese Has a Story

There is something sublime about taking a bite into the perfect grilled cheese. But it is an uneasy moment, really – caught between ecstasy and […]

November 29, 2009

NAINA SALIGRAM

Confessions of a Gossipholic

Spotted. N wandering Soho solo in heels, and doesn’t even enter Balthazar?! What is this Queen-B wannabe searching for so eagerly? I admit. I am […]

September 18, 2009

NAINA SALIGRAM

Up the Hill – School of Spit

Imagine pressing the rim of a five-inch vial to your mouth, pursing your lips, and letting saliva bubble forth into a test tube. For Alicia […]

November 2, 2007

NAINA SALIGRAM

Facebook ventures into college admissions

While Yalies put last-minute touches on their Halloween costumes this week, high school seniors are facing a more daunting task: finishing up their early applications […]

October 30, 2007

NAINA SALIGRAM

Calabresi discusses media experiences

His father, Guido, was the youngest and one of the most successful Yale Law School professors in history. But Massimo Calbresi ‘89 chose journalism instead. […]

October 8, 2007

NAINA SALIGRAM

Peabody exhibit casts net over all parts of fly fishing

A young child, gushing with excitement as he ran through the newest temporary exhibition at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, pointed at a display […]

October 2, 2007

NAINA SALIGRAM

Keller opens debate on press

The New York Times has long been a vocal advocate for press freedom, and on Monday, Times executive editor Bill Keller brought that debate to […]

September 25, 2007