For the past month, countless people have come to me asking for my personal 2025 in-and-out list. As the CEO of Good Taste, I knew my peers would inevitably levee this responsibility—nay, burden— onto me. Never one to disappoint those counting on me, I’ve worked diligently to compile the comprehensive index below. Embrace each “in” […]
Founded by friends in 2021 out of freshman-year jam sessions, the Harvard Black Arts Collective is still coming of age. For the 2024 fall semester, Comp Directors Helena Hudlin ’27, Najya Gause ’26, Santi Kelly ’26, and I welcomed the largest comp class to date into our fold. Despite our recent establishment, this comp class […]
At the beginning of every semester, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC), Harvard’s primary undergraduate theater organization, announces the productions that will take the stage across Harvard’s theaters. This semester, the HRDC has announced an exciting mix of original student work and established productions that students can audition for, staff, or mark in their calendars as […]
In the arts, there are rare moments when innovation, vision, talent, and collaboration converge to redefine the creative landscape—watershed moments that signal new eras. In 1920s Paris, Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas helped shape the Modernist movement in their salon. In 1947, Marlon Brando’s Broadway performance in A Streetcar Named Desire marked a transformative leap […]
This year, we have almost six weeks of winter recess. During finals week, it often feels like those weeks will be the most peaceful, perfect break from school. But after the holidays, things start to slow down, and it is easy to find yourself with nothing to do. When everyone returns to school, while your […]
The holidays are a time marked by joy, togetherness, and at least a little bit of family drama. With the results of the latest election cycle looming large, political conversations this holiday season are likely to be more charged than ever, so why not lean into the chaos and make things a bit more memorable? […]
As we transition into the holiday season, many of us seek new activities to celebrate this special time—whether with friends, family, or just ourselves. Luckily for those of us in Boston, the city brims with activities to enjoy this time of year. Whether it is a Christmas-themed play, a classic theater production, an iconic ballet, […]
Life slows down at home, I find Like I had been sitting on the remote Letting fast-forward run Without realizing Without rewind The streets are empty past 8 p.m. There are no late-night Jefe’s runs, Uber Eats, Or Ubers at all. The garbage truck doesn’t come by in the morning, And there are no incessant […]
Oh no! You have four final exams coming up, you’re scrambling to complete Course Evaluations, and you completely forgot to buy something—anything—for the people you appreciate in your life. For the random friend you got assigned Secret Santa. You are assigned the one person that you have literally never had a conversation with. Honestly, how […]
We meet for tea every Thursday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. Today, though, I am 10 minutes early. I sit at a table by the window facing the street. The taxis drive by, pops of yellow among the otherwise muted winery whites and grays of the building facades. The city moves at its usual pace, rushed […]