It was a typical evening at Harvard’s historic concrete bowl. The last rays of sunshine illuminated the top of the stadium while AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” boomed overhead. A couple of members of the public were attempting the infamous stadium walk, climbing and descending each section of stairs. Fortunately for my quads, I was not here to […]
From 2018 through Aug. 16, 2023, morgue manager Cedric Lodge participated in the sale and interstate transfer of cadavers stolen from the Harvard Medical School (HMS). During that period, Lodge removed human remains, including organs, brains, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other body parts, after they had been used for research purposes but before […]
When the final whistle blew on the FIFA World Cup 2026™, I found myself reflecting on a tournament that brought tears, drew cheers, and inspired hope in equal measure. While the World Cup offered a shared language of love at a time when it feels like geopolitical tensions have destroyed all sense of global unity, […]
On March 28, approximately 180,000 people gathered in the Boston Common, marking the nation’s third No Kings Day protest. Organized by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501, the demonstration was just one of 3,300 across the country and one of 160 in the state. Boston’s rally experienced a […]
Instead of spending my Wednesday evening of Spring Recess lying on the beach clutching a piña colada in one hand and my faith in humanity in the other, I watched Louis Theroux’s new documentary titled “Inside the Manosphere.” For 91 minutes, I witnessed Theroux try to disentangle the bizarre nature of the “manosphere”—a vaguely connected […]
Money is the engine of politics. It fuels campaigns and elections, and, by extension, our politicians. Each dollar purchases yet another 15-second campaign advertisement or a canvasser to knock on undecided voters’ doors. Currency and power are synonymous in a game that systematically rewards the highest spender. The hopeless cycle in which money determines political […]
To an outsider, the world of American politics might seem more like a brilliantly written SNL skit than a functioning institution. From the White House producing ASMR-style deportation videos to a billionaire worth more than the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of 140 countries running a government department, stepping into this political arena feels not just […]
