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Mr. Inside
There's a spacious aerie called the "penthouse" atop the Littauer Building at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), and it was...
Longer-lasting Harvardians
In his foreward to the anniversary report of the class of 1954, class secretary John T. Bethell made some upbeat observations about longevity...
Addition by Subtraction
Harvard undergraduates would be much freer than they are now to shape a course of study if the recommendations of the "Report on the...
Designs for the Dance
When impresario Serge Diaghilev launched his Ballets Russes in Paris in 1909, he injected into the tired corpus of European ballet a massive...
Engineer of Fictions
When Thomas McMahon, McKay professor of applied mechanics and professor of biology, died unexpectedly of heart failure on Valentine's Day, 1999...
Duel for the Heart of Texas
Everything is bigger in the Lone Star State--including the political fights...
Learning more about long-term care
Resources for finding out more about long-term-care planning, options, cost, and insurance coverage...
Students of Art and Lovers of Beauty
Private viewing of To Students of Art and Lovers of Beauty, highlights from the collection of Grenville L. Winthrop.
Tying Knots
On a dumping ground along a dirt road in Santiago's Renca municipality, Harvard-affiliated planners work to create decent housing for 160...
Evelyn Baring, Lord Cromer
Thinking himself near death in 1905, Evelyn Baring, the first Lord Cromer, began a series of "Biographical Notes," written partly that...
Dining by Degrees
SUMMA Upstairs on the Square (91 Winthrop Street, 617-864-1933) is a reincarnation of Upstairs at the Pudding, and the faithful rejoice. The...
Chocolatier
Can the "food of the gods" help us live longer, healthier lives? Like red wine and green tea, the seeds of Theobroma cacao, which are...
by Jean Martin