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Author: Natan Last
Natan Last’s “Across the Universe” explores the debates about the future of the crossword and investigates those who want the puzzle to transform into a tool of progressivism; ultimately, asking if the crossword can help us reshape the world.
“Across the Universe” interrogates all the ways words and the games we make using those words‚ Äî change our culture while bringing us into the worlds of those pushing for the crosswords much-needed evolution.
Authors: Alexandra Letvin and Elena Torok
In preparation for the opening of the Princeton University Art Museum’s new building in 2025, one of the major works in its collection, a Mallorcan stairway and gallery dated to the 15th and 16th centuries, underwent a multiyear conservation treatment.
During this period, art historian Alexandra Letvin and conservator Elena Torok began to investigate its origins and history.
The surprising story that emerged crisscrosses the Atlantic and features the architect Julia Morgan; the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst; among others.
