Putting an Audiobook Together
The New York Times gives a behind-the-scenes look at the seven-month process of creating the audiobook version of the novel Switzy by Emma Cline ’10.
Midd Connections
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Filmmaking Fellow
Joanna Rothkopf ’12 is one of four writer-directors to be named a 2026 Sundance Institute Breakthrough Focus Features Fellow.
Big Screen Success
Coming off the buzzy debut of Union County at the Sundance Film Festival, producer Stephanie Roush ’14 was included in Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch: Class of 2026.”
Songwriting, Vermont Style
Together, Laura Heaberlin ’12 and Taylor Smith ’12 make up the band Cricket Blue. Ahead of their forthcoming album, Sweet Animal, the pair broke down the inspiration and process behind their new single “Ella 1” for Vermont Public Radio.
Knicks Fans in a Twist
Millie Von Platen ’18.5 has a new comic in The New Yorker illustrating the many superstitions and rituals that New York Knicks fans enacted during the fervor of the basketball playoff finals.
Good Fences, Bad Neighbors
Dylan Redford ’15, a director and producer of the HBO docuseries Neighbors, spoke to Fader about casting through Craigslist as well as the paranoia animating disputes among neighbors.
Short and Deep
Far Away, which stars Alyssa Limperis ’12, has won a 2026 Short Award for dramatic short of the year.
More than a Kick or a Punch
The New York Times published a video profile to accompany an op-ed by Rana Abdelhamid ’15 about her approach to teaching self defense as a skillset for emotional, economic, and political safety.
A Mayor’s Wordsmith
The Guardian profiled Julian Gerson ’18, the speechwriter for New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and how Gerson constructed the victory speech on election night.