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Eleganza: Harvard At Its Best

Students wow, rising from the ashes in fashion-dance performances at Eleganza MMXXIII: Rebirth.

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On Saturday, April 22, upwards of 1,500 students flocked to the Bright-Landry Hockey Center for the fashion-dance performance-rave of the year: Eleganza. Upon entering, VIP ticket holders were welcomed with Red Bull—an energizer which spectators would certainly not need after experiencing the vitalizing performance.   Energy united and defined the entire performance. Performers danced, strutted, vogued, […]

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Review: Atalanta

Stylish, student-written musical impresses at the Loeb Experimental Theater, celebrating a life in the news.

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I sincerely hope that newspapers in 1969 were this stylish and jazzy, although perhaps without the complex interpersonal drama. Atalanta, written and directed by Mira-Rose Kingsbury Lee ’24 and co-directed by Ellie Powell ’25, follows Sarina Lemonde (Grace Allen ’23), an editor at the fictional Atalanta Post in 1969 New York, as she grapples with […]

Lucy 4.20

i and my sensations

An original poem.

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glazed walls / hazy still-shots around the room: how to slice birthday cake / spilled drink / sit by me / satin, sour patch, kisses, cables / and seconds, staggered seconds / berry adolescence / all this in black and blue air sinking, breathing / like a merry go round / these walls are warm […]

The Key to The Perfect High

A guide to conquering the Za Za. 

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Ah, the quest for the perfect high. It’s a pursuit as old as time, and one that has confounded stoners for generations. But fear not, dear reader, for this guide will help you on your journey to getting really, really baked. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to achieving the perfect high. Different strains, different methods […]

The Paradox of Painlessness

An original poem. 

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They say it offers insouciance: Like Granny Smith apples soaked In peanut butter, It’s ever-adored. It may only be a guise: A parched rose wrapped In a bouquet of April tulips. I myself am uncertain: The prison sentences are ghastly, There’s no question. But does it really infuse Our tired, debilitated selves with painlessness? * […]

A Tour of the FDR Suite

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s former suite is a well-preserved look into Harvard in 1904.

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Tucked into a corner of B-entryway in Adams House’s Westmorly Court is the ornately decorated former room of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Class of 1904. Stepping into the Victorian architecture of Adams House in and of itself evokes a bygone era, but the FDR suite, replete with reconstructions of each room, is a genuine blast […]

Candace 4_6

Review: Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

A song by song analysis of the angelic masterpiece that is Lana’s latest and greatest album.

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Captivating audiences with her unique brand of dreamy, vintage-inspired pop music since the release of her debut album in 2010, Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is a testament to her growth as an artist and an exploration of new sonic landscapes. With flashy, seductive songs like “Peppers” […]

Annelise 4_6

In April

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Yesterday I thought that I’d take the bus, yet I dreaded balancing the two luggage bags, both Plastered to my side. After deciding To stay, reluctant but certain, I now sit in the simmering  Elbow of my crumpled bed, neck folded and head Hunched. Goblets of sleet line the windowsill.  There’s a woman outside—hair sorted […]

Indy Poetry

Better Half

Rip after reading.

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you put me on the floor  of my childhood room ripping same scrap of paper over and over infinitely—smaller—halves shred this not your insides stacked stapled collated  feel the heft of unity defiled finger its edges every fault, you confirm that you can hold  my battered wholeness but will never put together again.Olivia Pasquerella ’26 […]

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Beginning (ஆரம்பம்)

Designer Smriti Somasundaram makes her debut at Andaaz.

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On March 25, fashion designer Smriti Somasundaram ’26 made her debut at Andaaz, Harvard South Asian Association’s annual fashion show. Somasundaram is the first student designer to be featured on the Andaaz runway in the event’s decade-long history, crafting two pieces especially for the event. Somasundaram titled her line ஆரம்பம், or Arambam, meaning “beginning” in […]

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