Ellie Guo & Sam Park
Posts by Ellie Guo:
How to Enjoy a Live Theater Performance
To my dismay, recent surveys show that only around a quarter of American adults report having attended a live art event in the past month. However, with the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club starting its fall season, students will have plenty of opportunities to escape becoming part of this deadly statistic. I have too often heard arguments […]
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 […]
The Art of the Dorm Layout
Are you a freshman who just got assigned a dorm of dubious legal status (multiple-occupancy rooms in Massachusetts are required to contain at least 50 square feet per resident), or a senior in the Quad who has to take an Uber to the other side of your single? Either way, everyone has school-provided, bulky furniture […]
The Ruins of the Old Summer Palace
The Old Summer Palace in China is known by many names, most famously as “Yuanmingyuan,” meaning “Garden of Perfect Brightness.” Located in northwest Beijing, about five miles from the political center, it was a beautiful, quiet place for emperors of the 17th and 18th centuries to enjoy nature, raise their children, and pursue their hobbies. […]
