Posts by Lila Thulin

Lewis Hamilton in a white suit, Angela Bassett in a blue suit wearing a black velvet hat, Zendaya in a white suit and matching wide-brimmed hat, Gigi Hadid in a gold dress, and Ayo Edebiri in a white and coral dress, all on a blue carpet

Arts & culture

Did the Met Gala’s attendees live up to its Black dandy-inspired theme? UC Berkeley experts discuss

Professors Leigh Raiford and Zamansele Nsele, experts on Black art and visual culture, break down the event and its theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

Awards

Two Berkeley professors receive prestigious Guggenheim fellowships

a multistory museum with a brown lattice exterior pictured at night, with a white obelisk rising in the background.

Arts & culture

Executive actions aim to reshape America’s cultural institutions. UC Berkeley scholars react

A man in his 70s wearing a Stone Harbor hoodie and a Carleton College baseball cap stands in front of a flowering tree and wood-paneled windows

Arts & culture

After a 50-year leave of absence, returning to Berkeley’s School of Journalism

A room of people look at a bespectacled man perched on a desk, legs crossed, with a notebook on his lap.

Ever heard of Fred Ross Sr.? New documentary chronicles the legendary organizer’s work

Various members of the Khmer community sit at rows of tables at a room. Many of them appear to be engaged in conversation. One wears a flower in her hair, while another is smiling serenely while wearing a fur hat.

The complex story of how the pandemic impacted the Asian American diaspora

black-and-white photograph of women in traditional dress from East Asia walk across a bridge

How Trump’s immigration policies compare to those of America’s past

A black and white photo of three white woman and one Black woman, all with 1960s hair and wearing white uniforms.

Meet three Black trailblazers in STEM

Sarah Gold McBride and Christine Palmer face one another at a desk, smiling at each other, conveying their close friendship

Berkeley Voices: From Victorian-era letters to Swiftie bracelets, an evolution of American friendship

a black-and-silver robotic arm with a black whip attached has just struck a tower of Jenga blocks. One of the blocks is partially dislodged and about to fall out from the tower.

Using AI, these robots learn complicated skills with startling accuracy

A triptych showing, left to right, Donald Trump at his 2025 inauguration; Giorgia Meloni; and Viktor Orban.

There’s a term for Trump’s political style: authoritarian populism

A helicopter in the center frame drops water on a fire as yellowish smoke clouds the sky.

Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires

An extended family (grandparents, mother, small child, father) eat. and serve Thanksgiving table in this black-and-white photograph.

How to think about Thanksgiving like a food historian

In a black and white photograph, a group of people, including children, stand in front of the White House holding signs that say

How World War I helps explain what gave rise to Trump’s second term

With a row of American flags on the left and right side of the frame, Donald Trump walks in the distance while supporters cheer

UC Berkeley scholars say the economy, sexism and conspiracies fueled Trump’s reelection

Richard Allen, in a suit, points to a large printout of smartphone screens showing how the MyShake app works.