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Franz Betz as top god Wotan. Costumes for Rheingold were based on "the latest discoveries of prehistoric times."From the bookFirst...
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ART FAKERYWhen I saw the cover of the September-October issue, I wondered, Why would anyone want to fake a rather junky-looking piece of...
Doing His Work
Philippe E. Wamba '93 was killed in a car crash in Kenya in September 2002 while he was conducting research for a book on African youth. He was...
New Look
The two buildings of the Center for Government and International Studies, flanking Cambridge Street, give a new look to Harvard's eastern edge...
Why universities endure
Great research universities like Harvard are paradoxes. In many respects they are archaic. What other American institutions do business in...
Arthur Meier Schlesinger Sr.
Thanks to the recent publication of Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.'s A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917-1950, his father...
Yesterday's News
1914 Harvard spoils the dedication of the Yale Bowl by defeating the Elis, 36-0. The popular jest is that Yale supplied the bowl and Harvard...
Time for Tapas
Our first clue that dining at Dali Restaurant and Tapas Bar would be an out-of-the-ordinary experience came when we called to make reservations...
The Medicalization of Torture
The revelations of torture and prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib facility in Iraq may not be over; the Army's Fay Report and the independent...
Harvard Goes South (of the Border)
Harvard Goes South (of the Border)Mark your calendars for the Harvard Alumni Association's alumni conference in Mexico City on March 1-2, 2005...
Endowment Gains: Last Hurrah?
Very strong returns on investment boosted Harvard's endowment $3.3 billion last fiscal year, to a new record of $22.6 billion as of June 30...
Aloian Scholars
Aloian ScholarsGina Bruno '04 of Adams House and Darren Morris '04 of Mather House are this year's David Aloian Memorial Scholars. They were to...