By Tom Rochon

Ernest Hemingway once wrote a six-word short story (supposedly in response to a bar bet): “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” In later years he claimed it was his best work.

Like haiku, the six-word short story has become a literary feat that many have tried to master. John Updike wrote one as follows: “I’m sorry.” “What...

This year, one of IC’s own — activist and four-time Grammy nominee CCH Pounder ’75 — delivered the Commencement address. An alumna of the theater program, Pounder has numerous film, television, and theater credits, including her recent role as the Na’vi...