10.29.21: Spooked
Ready to Rock
After a pandemic without performance, EVAN GIIA appears in a headlining show at the Sinclair
Two years ago, in the midst of a looming pandemic, EVAN GIIA’s headline tour came to an abrupt end. But on October 22nd, the singer-songwriter performed at the Sinclair music venue a mere walk from Harvard Yard. Just as the beat of her hit song “Westworld” makes you feel, GIIA says she is “ready to […]
Hot Commodities
Exploring the proliferation of scooters on campus
As you walk through Harvard Yard, head down and exhausted from the mental exertion of a two-hour lecture, you’re suddenly startled by a student zipping past, just barely missing you. Taking a glance up, you find a stream of two-wheeled motor vehicles zooming by. Why are scooters suddenly everywhere around campus? Students depend on their […]
Hold the (Racing) Line
A coxswain’s role at Head of the Charles
Never is the prominence of crew at Harvard so clear than during the Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest rowing event in the world. 2,231 boats competed this past weekend from 619 rowing clubs, attracting . 200,000 spectators and the business of hundreds of vendors. Yet some of the race’s most important members may […]
“Reality is for those who lack imagination”
The eerie, anonymous wisdom found in the Adams House basement
In 1988, members of the Adams House Committee joined House Master Robert Kiely in formulating a plan to paint the tunnels of the House basement. Back when Harvard’s Houses were largely organized by “personality,” Adams thrived with artists. One weekend in January, while the superintendent was away and without the Dean’s approval, artists living in […]
Review of JULIA (2021)
An interview with co-directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West and reflection on the film
BY KATE TUNNELL ’24 AND CAROLINE HAO ’25 Many hit films and TV shows have sought to capture Julia Child, an American chef and television star who rose to fame in the 1960s. But none have portrayed the culinary titan quite like JULIA, a documentary that aims to reconcile her career and legacy. The Independent […]
A Hustler’s Worst Nightmare
A Harvard chess champion versus a Cambridge chess hustlers
Part I: The Game Respected by all but only truly understood by few, chess has seen a remarkable rise in popularity over the past year thanks in part to the global success of the Netflix original series The Queen’s Gambit and the rapid expansion of the online chess community. It’s easy to let your imagination […]
Ouimillie and Post-COVID Fashion
An outsider’s look on the changes in a closeted industry
Less than a ten minute walk from the quad was a photoshoot for the fall marketing campaign of Ouimillie (pronounced we-mill-ee). Ouimillie is a fully women-owned and operated interior design and fashion boutique based in Cambridge, and the boutique was started by Millicent Culter, pushing the focus of fashion towards curating small, local designers across […]
Made by Marl0: Will McQuiston and Tunnel Vision
How Perspective Can Help us Through Adversity
Two weeks ago I talked about the danger of tunnel vision, and how solely focusing on one end goal often causes students to lose sight of the big picture and miss out on opportunities to explore fascinating prospects. But there are two sides to every story. Will McQuiston ’24 is the student embodiment of hard […]
1-800-PSYCHIC
Two Different Accounts of Psychic Readings in Boston
Pain is universal. This past year, pandemic and all, has brought on a new set of loss, discomfort, and growing pains that many of us are still trying to navigate. As busy Harvard students, it can be really difficult to take time out of our hectic schedules to reflect on the changes in our everyday […]