It’ll Pass
A priest and a worshiper, not of the Christian faith but of the priest himself, sit beside each other in silence at a nondescript bus shelter in the middle of the night. The worshiper has an interesting name: Fleabag—an odd thing to call a child. (I doubt it is her real name.) The silence is […]
Harvard Coffee Recs from a Gas Station Brew Connoisseur
I am a coffee lover. Most people who say this go on to tell you the aromatic reasons why coffee is amazing, what beans they prefer, the specific grinding method, the brewing technique—yeah, sorry, that’s not me. Let me restart. I love coffee, but honestly it all tastes the same. For most coffee lovers, Harvard […]
A History of Comics
To probably no one’s surprise, I was a massive bookworm growing up. I credit my parents with taking me to the library every weekend and patiently listening when I read books aloud to them. They also gave me a love for comics. Alongside traditional novels, I read the pre-teen series “Percy Jackson,” “The Adventures of […]
A Song You Didn’t Ask For
On Thursday, Sept. 10, a WHRB 95.3 FM DJ played a song that fellow radio member Shahmeer Baqir ’29 had never heard before. By the next day, he had listened to it twenty times. For most modern listeners, finding a new song means opening Spotify and letting the platform’s algorithm do the work. Tools like […]
Weekly Sports Preview: September 17-24
Football is back! But that’s not the only thing happening in Harvard athletics this week. Look out for exciting season openers from tennis to cross country, and cheer on returning field sports as they close out non-conference play. Field Hockey (3–1) After a tough home loss to the University of Massachusetts Amherst last Friday, the […]
Buckets of Cash
On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which had previously established a federal ban on sports gambling. PASPA formerly restricted sports gambling to Nevada and a few states that had applied for exemptions before the act was passed. The Court’s ruling, known as […]
Dodo Birds in Boston?
“On GPS: Jurassic Park … in real life?” “I Have Something to Say: ‘Khaleesi’ Is a Bad Name for a De-Extincted Dire Wolf.” Since it was founded in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has found itself in the headlines. The company claims to be “the most prominent name in de-extinction,” a practice that seeks to bring back […]
Rage Against the Machine
It was a Thursday afternoon. Perhaps the only cold thing that day was the bead of sweat tracing the groove of my spine as I tried to position a worn-down copy of “1984” to shield my face from the sun. New Mexico’s swelteringly hot summer afternoons, such as this one, are practically unbearable. Even the […]
Harvard University Dining Services Employees’ Contract Negotiations Remain Unresolved
Harvard University Dining Services employees and their union, UNITE HERE Local 26, remain in talks with the University over a new contract. They held two rallies Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 3:15 p.m. and 8 p.m., urging the University to raise wages to match those at other universities in the area, such as MIT and Northeastern. […]