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Unfinished Business
Larry Mayo’s degree from The University of Texas was a lifetime in the making.
UT Professor Kirk Lynn on Writing with Meg Ryan
The Alcalde spoke with playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Kirk Lynn about his newest film.
Culture Shift
The Alcalde spoke with Emily Shryock about the personal and professional significance of a new campus institution.
For Texas, They Will
A service organization with a lot of heart celebrates 100 years on campus this fall.
Screen Share
I'm remaking myself in Paris’s image. I fear that when I get home, no one will recognize me.
My French Dispatch
Living in Paris has been my dream since I was a toddler learning how to read with the “Madeline” picture book. I can genuinely say that the real thing is even better than the dream.
Planet Peelander
Yellow leaves the world happier than he found it — one burned-out college student at a time.
My Chemical Imbalance
Everyone’s experience on prescription medication is different. Please talk to your doctor or even just a friend if you’re struggling with mental health.
When the world falls apart, I return to the analog.
If I wake up in a house fire, I will save my journals first.
The Inessential Worker
The distinctions between self-help, self-promotion, and self-image blur even further as the predictable standards of workplace culture disappear.
In Defense of Solitude
Whether you want to call me asocial or just introverted, I need some time alone.