Casey N. Cep

Casey N. Cep is a writer from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and a variety of other publications. She is presently studying at Yale Divinity School, seeking ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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Casey Cep reviews “These Truths: A History of the United States,” by Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore excavates the history of America, down to its bedrock values.

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Practically Perfect in Every Way

In small white rooms lit by fluorescent lamps and littered with empty soda bottles or coffee cups, undergraduates often find themselves heading...

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"Theater without All the Drama"

“These shows are funny no matter your age or upbringing,” says Casey Lurtz ’07, who has just finished her term as president of...

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The War at Home

Almost every week last year I received an e-mail with the subject line “Iraq Update.” With each message, the number following that...

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Part History, Part Literature

In 1906, Professor Barrett Wendell ’77 created a program in history and literature for Harvard undergraduates. In a later speech to the...

Philip Conkling likes the water’s edge.

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Ultimate islander Philip Conkling

There are almost 5,000 islands off the coast of Maine, most large enough only for a few tern or osprey nests, but some the size of a small city...

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Open for Business

Before telegrams became scarce, the Japanese artist On Kawara would send them with the message I AM STILL ALIVE. Normally he would sign them...