One of Harvard’s many stars comes back on campus. In case you haven’t already heard, whether via the news or through some envy-inducing Facebook selfies; or simply over the endless, undulating Harvard grapevine, Conan O’Brien was on campus this Friday! For those among our readership who do not follow the shifting world of TV […]
How to warm up this icy V-Day. Dear All, A few years ago I wrote to you about the Pumpkin Spiced Latté. I explained basic-ness and also explained the history behind this seasonal beverage. Today, I write to you, as Mia’s father did in Princess Diaries, about how to confront dilemmas…in the midst of […]
A quick sampler of som e of what the late romantic classical pantheon has to offer on Valentine’s Day. So it’s another early spring season, and with the usual return-to-psets-and-readings antics of a spring semester at Harvard comes the inevitable scramble for classes, summer recommendation letters, and Valentine’s Day plans. For all our readers in […]
Thoughts on the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. For all his Internationalist fervor, the noted French modernist architect Le Corbusier only ever designed one building in the United States, a country arguably rooted in multicultural assimilation and integration. This historical peccadillo, however, is rather easily explained by Le Corbusier’s political leanings: although he was […]
Harvard and Yale’s museums battled it out. By the time we got to New Haven, we were more than ready to get off the bus. It was one of those charter numbers, fifty-six seats or so, and there was a bathroom in the back of the bus that slowly but steadily emitted the noxious fumes […]
A competitive comparison of the architectural settings of Harvard and Yale. For the budding Harvard-Yale attendee, there are many preparations to be made for the big game: what shuttle to take, what sleeping accommodations to slump into at the end of each night, what parties to attend, etc. Perhaps the most essential preparation for any […]
Multiracial and Multiethnic students celebrate their backgrounds in Other. ‘Other,’ the 58-photograph gallery displayed in the SOCH, began last March when Amanda Mozea ‘17 developed the concept of how the perceptions of others weigh in on how multiracial individuals view their own identity. However, as her models would agree, the question of identity and what […]
The Indy reviews a farce in Farkas. Synopsis: it’s about a play. Unabridged summary: love triangles ruin everything. Extended details: sardines?? Noises Off is a farce made of first acts following the plight of a play-within-a-play called “Nothing On.” It begins with the dress rehearsal going spectacularly wrong at one in the morning on the […]
Nathan Fielder ups the ante in his new show. For the uninitiated, Nathan For You is a show on Comedy Central in which Nathan Fielder, the show’s star, attempts to help small businesses with bizarre business strategies and ideas. These concepts range from one episode where a Burger Shack guaranteed that its burger would […]
An exploration of a soon-to-be-renovated exhibit. When you enter the Harvard Museum of Natural History, everything is a little unassuming. Amazing things like rare fossils, precious stones, and the like—things usually presented in an imposing and impressive building—are found here with little fanfare. The museum exhibits are up three flights of stairs and nestled among […]