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Nouveau Chinese
… East By Northeast is not a typical Chinese restaurant. Rather, the … cook who magically merges Asian comfort food, in the form of hand-rolled noodles, bread, and dumplings, with an intricate mix of textures and flavors in dishes that defy pigeonholing. …
Issue: January-February 2011
Endowment Managers’ Pay Reported
… With the filing of its tax return for nonprofit organizations (Form 990) for 2009 in mid May, the University has also released information on the …
Vote Now
… new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board. Ballots, mailed … be announced at the HAA’s annual meeting on the afternoon of Commencement day, May 26. All Harvard-degree holders, … ’71, M.B.A. ’74, of Baltimore, former chair and CEO, Enterprise Community Partners. Carl J. Martignetti ’81, M.B.A. …
Issue: May-June 2011
Does Omicron Cause “Mild” COVID-19?
… Within a few weeks of the Omicron variant’s first appearance in Botswana and South … variants. But that is probably not an intrinsic property of Omicron, argue assistant professor of medicine Roby …
Frank Rich on Gay Rights, the Presidential Race, and “Cats”
… New York magazine writer Frank Rich ’71 was the keynoter at the annual Commencement dinner of the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus ( HGLC ) on the evening of Commencement Day, May 24. The dinner took place in Lowell …
Chapter & Verse
… Thomas Bettman requests the source of a fragment from Hart Crane that he remembers: "The poetry of despair is beautiful, alas, but I must have"... what? …
Issue: March-April 2002
A Harvard Magazine Tradition Ends
… announced that he will no longer produce new puzzles for the series. In an email, he wrote: Several readers have … and in the last few years have experienced a slackening of mental and physical powers. I’m still putting puzzles on … than I can manage now. I’m sorry about that, but it’s out of my reach. Thanks to all who asked about the puzzles and …
Neponset River Greenway
… Pope John Paul II Park, in Dorchester, cyclists can hop on the Neponset River Greenway to enjoy scenery—from beaches … neighborhoods to the water,” says Jessica D. Mink, chair of the Neponset River Greenway Council, which has worked for … cool anyone in need of relief. The last leg of the route rises up and over the Canopy Bridge. Stop at the top and …
Issue: May-June 2018
Famous Comedian, “Dangerous” Playwright
… Both a playwright and stage actor, he has been one of the busiest performers in contemporary film and television, … in My Dinner with André (1981) and last for the rest of the French auteur’ s career. Shawn has worked with …
Issue: March-April 2011
Ph.D. Policy
… When she became dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) last July, it was something of a …
Issue: January-February 2006
Dealing with Debt
… The Great Recession fades from memory, but its effects … Nations around the globe still carry its legacy in the form of substantial public and private debt. How governments have … Kennedy School; Vincent Reinhart of the American Enterprise Institute; and Kenneth S. Rogoff, Cabot professor of …
Issue: July-August 2015
A Perfect 10
… Routing Penn and Yale in the pivotal games of a history-making season, the football … two perfect seasons, two Ivy titles, an overall record of 33-6, and four straight victories over Yale. Not since …
Issue: January-February 2005
Evoo Evolves
… Impressive for its promotion of high-tech global innovation, Kendall Square is no one’s idea of a cozy neighborhood. Nor is it known for its vibrant … buildings offer living and sleeping quarters, but their residents rarely seem to be out on the streets at …
Issue: November-December 2011
Harvard's Long View
… The oldest graduates of Harvard and Radcliffe present on … day were 98-year-old Frances Pass Addelson ’30, of Brookline, Massachusetts, and 104-year-old Philip Keene … Wellesley, Massachusetts. According to University records, the oldest alumni, apart from Keene, include: Walter J. …
Issue: July-August 2007
Telegraph Avenue Troubadour
… The groom planned a surprise for his fiancée: a slideshow during the rehearsal dinner. A mix of songs accompanied images of their time together. The last song was one of her …
Issue: January-February 2011