Lynda Weinman ’76, cofounder and executive chair of lynda.com (Photo by Chris Orwig)

“December 5 – Award-winning online learning company lynda.com announced today a partnership with The New York Public Library (NYPL) to provide the patrons of its Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) with free access to lynda.com’s extensive library of instructional training videos. The partnership marks the online company’s first formal entry into the public library space, providing greater opportunities for the public to benefit from its leading education solutions.”

Read more on The New York Library’s webpage.

Alan Kohl ’79 and Alice Kohl  ’90  are honored by The Daily World in celebration of their 50th anniversary.

Elwha Dam construction circa 1911. The use of explosives during construction dramatically altered the canyon.
NPS/OLYM Archives-HAB HAER Report

“Explore the unique history of the Elwha River and the long, remarkable journey that led to removal of its dams in the next episode of the San Juans Stewardship Network’s At the Water’s Edge Lecture series: ‘Elwha River Dam Removal & Restoration: A Photographic Journey with Eric Kessler ’84,” reports the San Juan Journal.

The presentation is Thursday, Dec. 6, 6-7 p.m., at the Grange Hall in Friday Harbor. Admission is free.

MTV blogger Eddie Wright posts:

This Sunday, December 9 at 8pm on FOX, “The Simpsons” hometown of Springfield collides with Portland in “The Day the Earth Stood Cool.” Fittingly, the episode, guest-stars “Portlandia” creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein ’98 as hip parents who move in next door to The Simpsons, causing all sorts of “we’re not cool enough” chaos for the classic TV family.

Portlandia’s hip vibe collides with ’77 grad Matt Groening’s The Simpsons in upcoming episode 

Read more on the MTV blog.

Bruce Pavitt, age 30 here, takes time to reflect during a stopover in Paris on Nirvana’s 1989 European tour. Source: Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge In Europe, 1989 (book)

This week, Fast Company Magazine opened a window into the life of Bruce Pavitt ’81, in their article – Punk Rock Branding: How Bruce Pavitt Built Sub Pop In An Anti-Corporate Nirvana

Ben Haggerty ’09, A.K.A. Macklemore

Ben Haggerty ’09, better known by his stage name, Macklemore, has exploded onto the national scene of hip-hop. The Huffington Post reports from his Midwest tour: Macklmore & Ryan Lewis Tour Brings Liberal Blend Of Hip-Hop To Red States, Too

Zoltan Grossman, Evergreen Faculty

In an article in the South Sound Green Pages, Member of the Faculty Zoltan Grossman explores how the Port of Olympia supplies fracking operations on Great Plains tribal lands.

“I’m there to balance the money and the magic,” says Lauren O’Neill ’02  of her new role as Managing Director at Capital Playhouse.

The Olympian published an interview this week with Lauren O’Neill ’02 about her recent appointment as Managing Director at Capital Playhouse.