Author: Harrison

• July 4, 2024

  Tiger of the Week: Evelyn Giovine ’16

  Evelyn Giovine ’16 is this week’s “Tiger of the Week.” Learn about her new YouTube series in my latest for Princeton Alumni Weekly. [Link].
• July 4, 2024

  Read about photographer, archaeologist, and O.S.S. agent Mary Alison Frantz in PAW

  For Princeton Alumni Weekly, I profiled Mary Alison Frantz, a trailblazing archaeologist, photographer, and O.S.S. agent who brought Greece and America closer together. [Link].
• July 3, 2024

  “The Architecture and Design Film Festival” in The Brooklyn Rail

  For The Brooklyn Rail, I profiled the Architecture and Design Film Festival, an annual event that showcases the human stories behind architecture and design’s biggest ideas. [Link].
• June 28, 2024

  Reconsidering Richard Powers’ “The Overstory”

  This week, The Usonian evaluates Richard Powers’ “The Overstory”—and considers the narrative pitfalls of “speaking for the trees.” [Link]. Did you enjoy The Overstory? Or not? Comment on the post—I’d love to hear from you.
• June 25, 2024

  Featured in Limassol Today

  My piece on the Limassol Carnival, reprinted in Limassol Today. [Link]. Original post in The Usonian [Link].
• June 20, 2024

  The elements of a great romance plot

  What are the elements of a great romance plot? This week, I spoke with Carlyn Greenwald about her new queer rom-com novel, DIRECTOR’S CUT, and her many insights on writing from working in Hollywood. [Link].
• June 13, 2024

  Justin Beal on “Sandfuture”

  If you read any post from The Usonian this year—make it my interview with Justin Beal about Sandfuture, his innovative biography of Minor Yamasaki, the architect of the original World Trade Center. Telling the incredible life story of Yamasaki alongside a personal perspective of modern architecture, Sandfuture asks deep questions about the role of modern…
• June 11, 2024

  Preorder “The Delos Symposia and Doxiadis” today!

  Preorder “The Delos Symposia and Doxiadis,” an exciting new edited volume from the Swiss publisher Lars Müller, today! [Link]. Inside this book edited my Mantha Zarmakoupi and Simon Richards, you’ll find my essay about Doxiadis’ project for Eastwick, Philadelphia, then the largest urban renewal project in the US. I’ll be writing more about the book…
• June 6, 2024

  Is “Mildred Pierce” the “Great California Novel?”

  Many people will argue over what constitutes the Great American Novel, as if any one novel can encapsulate all the complexities of the United States. But there is a book that may be the “Great California” Novel—and its name is Mildred Pierce. Read my latest essay in The Usonian [here].
• May 16, 2024

  On Mark Doten’s “Trump Sky Alpha”

  How can you even begin to satirize the Trump era? Mark Doten figured it out, with his 2019 post-apocalyptic novel, “Trump Sky Alpha.” Part of the secret of his success? Blimps. A lot of them. Read my essay, the latest in the “Narrative Architecture” series, [here].