Jenny Ng ’28 was scrolling on her phone one evening when a “Day in My Life at Harvard” video appeared on her TikTok “For You” page. At first, she didn’t think much of it; the genre has become a staple of college social media, and she likes supporting other creators. Then, she kept swiping. The […]
Braden Peters, better known as the social media influencer Clavicular, has built an online persona around pursuing physical attractiveness. Now, criminal charges in Massachusetts, which allege he raped a 17-year-old, have brought a different kind of attention to the 20-year-old streamer. Harvard researchers and students describe him as a symptom of a culture that sells […]
On Oct. 8, the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature was announced, and classicists around the world celebrated: Anne Carson—acclaimed poet and translator of many Ancient Greek works—had won at last. Although I root for Haruki Murakami every year like a middle-aged father cheering on his favorite football team (next year I swear Murakami is going […]
Admission to Harvard College requires immense work and rigor. Still, it does not necessarily mean a student will attend: the cost of attendance can become a barrier between a student and their dream school. The cost of attendance at the College has increased significantly in the past three years: the Harvard Griffin Office of Financial […]
On my way back from my Econometrics section, a classmate told me that a good approach to women is to pick the one that minimizes costs and maximizes utility. In plain language: pick the woman who gives you the most while you give the least. I thought of Arabic music, specifically Umm Kulthum, the Egyptian […]
In 1932, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera was commissioned to paint a mural in the center of Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. Fast forward two years, and workers are chiseling the mural off the wall. “Man at the Crossroads” was intended to depict the many sides of contemporary social and scientific culture. The piece features workmen and machinery, […]
I know very little about François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, beyond reading “Candide,” a book I remember disliking thoroughly at age 15. However, throughout college, Voltaire has crept back into my consciousness (albeit in a much more palatable form). Despite having a complicated relationship with religion, Voltaire spoke of it often, writing on a […]
Between rushing from midterm office hours to an evening club meeting, I walk down JFK Street for a quick sweet treat from Ten One or Playa Bowls. Yet behind the minimalist packaging and pastel Instagram marketing lies a jarring paradox: the digital hype machine demands cheap quantities of global staples such as açaí and ube, […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been on edge. Whether it’s the suspected outbreaks of Hantavirus, Monkeypox, or bird flu, every couple of months something new to fear appears, a new reason to stock up on an unreasonable amount of toilet paper and canned goods. But are any of our fears justified? On Oct. […]
AI-generated fruit videos. Scroll. “What I eat in a day.” Scroll. Brutal, unflinching disaster in Nepal as hundreds die from floods. Scroll. “Get ready with me to try out a new nail salon!” Scroll. Reading this routine may feel unnerving, but nearly all of us have experienced this sequence of content. Social media has taught […]