The relationship Harvard holds with psychedelics is long, convoluted, and until recently, static in its progression. Many are familiar with psychedelics’ fall to social damnation during the ’60s, less are familiar with how institutions like Harvard were involved, and less still are familiar with academia’s attitude towards these compounds before the research ceased. When the […]
The Independent’s annual Sex Issue aims to do two things—uncover students’ sexual experiences and then report those experiences back to the student body. Accordingly, this year we wanted to gauge the perceptions of Harvard students as it pertains to “sex appeal.” In other words, we asked students if their peers are hot. The survey began […]
In recent years, meme culture, or the culture surrounding the internet’s breed of comedy, has become analogous to various online subcultures—including gaming, incels, and, most damagingly, the alt-right. This association, while not universal, makes sense: a high degree of cultural cross-pollination is an inherent characteristic of the internet. In true parasitic fashion, the alt-right has […]
As a winter storm descended upon the central United States, one state proved itself unfit to handle itself amid the low temperatures: Texas. The Lone Star state’s inability to function in the wake of inclement weather is not a fault of its people; rather, it is a product of self-isolation and deregulation.
