The closing number of 52! A Statistics Cabaret concludes an hour of music charting the life story of statistics-lover Lotus. The musical follows Lotus from conception to the age of 52, including a job in quantitative trading, a PhD, and one insane night in Vegas along the way. A different actor portrays Lotus at every […]
Pop idol Dua Lipa brought screaming color and breathtaking sensuality to Boston’s TD Garden last Friday, after her tour was previously postponed due to the pandemic. Street vendors waved around t-shirts bearing her face as brightly-dressed fans lined up, vaccine cards and masks in hand. We piled into the dimly lit arena with a sea […]
Love is everlasting joy and never-ending pain and everything in between. Love is kindness and cruelty, jealousy and faith. Love has raised and ruined civilizations (citation needed, probably). It’s no wonder they dedicated a holiday to it. Specially curated by the Independent, this playlist will be your partner if you don’t have one and your […]
Dr. Julia P. Kielstra, D.Phil., Oxon., has degrees in English Literature from Bryn Mawr and Oxford and years of experience evaluating student writing for Cambridge International Examinations. I showed her the best—or worst—love poetry Harvard students could produce. The following responses are more or less verbatim, and completely unscripted. (She also happens to be my […]
“What the hell is going on?” Jason Bateman asked, knowing full well that he was flown first-class to Cambridge in order to receive a metal pot from a few college kids in drag. The Hasty Pudding Institute—home to Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the Hasty Pudding Club, and the A Capella group the Krokodiloes— bestows two awards […]
It is rare to discover an artist at the exact right moment when their music is polished yet still relatively unknown. Today, you have the opportunity to discover an artist at that exact moment. You have the opportunity to legitimize your musical expertise forever by telling your friends about an artist before they make it […]
On January 9th 2022, the Golden Globes were scheduled to air, an awards show organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) that celebrates achievements in movies and television, both domestic and international. For many people this show is an anticipated event, being recognized for many of its attributes: comedic emcees including Ricky Gervais in […]
The lead singer of Houndmouth is Matt Myers. We’re the stereotypical fangirling freshmen who want to fuck him. Instead, we got to interview him.
West Side Story is one of the most recognizable American works: it’s been placed in the National Film Registry, has had more than a handful of Broadway and West End reboots, and now has two film adaptations. Composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim worked together to create a riveting, modern-day take on Romeo and […]