Written on the Bones

Human remains found in the desert under the punishing Arizona sun help professor Jared Beatrice and his wife unlock the reasons migrants risk everything to cross the border.

John P. Karras, professor of history, 1932–2016

WHEN I ARRIVED at the college as a rookie teacher in 1975, John Karras was chair of the History Department. He was a formidable presence — tall, bald, and heavy-set, loud and opinionated, full of humor, a born raconteur. The son of Greek immigrants, he blazed his own trail and disdained conventional gentility. He did […]

Guido’s Got Game

How does a brash Jersey kid become president of the 49ers? His long-suffering Lions teammates know.

On the trail of tea leaves

Calea Stiles-Schatz captures Southeast Asia’s new grand tour.