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Allston Development on Ice
… Bowing to financial reality, the University announced today that, as expected, it will … for that expansion overall, implying a longer deferral of Allston development—and raising the prospect of … Community Concerns These decisions may not wholly surprise the Allston community, but they are nonetheless likely …
“Armenian creativity, culture, and survival”
… In 1207 an elderly scribe in the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia completed the Garabed … the manuscript was passed down through that family lineage of priests, serving as a sacred object, according to the …
Issue: January-February 2022
Women and Alcohol
… When Shelly F. Greenfield joined the Harvard Medical School faculty in 1992, scientists were … gender-specific variables that affect health,” says the professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital. During the last 15 years, …
Issue: July-August 2011
You Can Go Home Again—Alas
… “Who wrote The Wizard of Oz? ” she asked me. “Here are your choices: … Abagnale. Frank Baum. Frank Costanza.” I sighed, thinking of my friend in Hong Kong or the postcard I had just …
Juneteenth Is Now a University Holiday
… Harvard will be closed on Juneteenth—the holiday celebrated on June 19 marking the day in 1865 … on Tuesday. “All faculty and staff will have a full day of paid time off,” he wrote. “If you must work that day to support …
Dustin Tingley
… is less interested in political personalities than in the mechanisms that animate politics. His new book, Sailing … Edge, is a deep, quantitative dive into how the structure of American government influences U.S. relationships with … isn’t to say he’s uninterested in the here-and-now impact of his work: “There are presidential candidates who imply …
Issue: July-August 2016
Latest Arrivals
… Week and longer days to follow likely means more gatherings with friends and evenings out on the town. If the usual bistros and bars don’t beckon, look to some of the newer restaurants around. From plush, fancy spots to … stop-ins, these restaurants are eager to feed a range of local appetites. Pammy’s , between Harvard and Central …
Issue: May-June 2018
A Verdant Cultural Retreat
… Before stepping through the Gothic Revival gates of Forest Hills Cemetery, tour … bothering you, and leave them out here.” The 275 acres of towering trees, winding paths, sculptures, and scenic …
Issue: March-April 2022
Seniors Help Houses Thrive
… Recognizing the importance of House life, the Harvard Alumni Association … (HAA) honored seniors Gabriela D.M. “Gaby” Ruiz-Colón ’16, of Quincy House, and Jordan Weiers ’16, of Winthrop House, …
Issue: November-December 2015
Outdoor Smorgasbord
… Bon Pain for an outdoor lunch with sideshow. Taking up lots of Forbes Plaza, on the Massachusetts Avenue side of Holyoke Center, its tables … featured summer drinks, a "Between the Sheets" perhaps, comprised of brandy, rum, triple sec, and lemon juice ($4.50), …
Bluffer-in-Chief
… (genial, a golfer) in public memory, a cipher between the feisty Harry Truman and the glamorous John F. Kennedy. Focusing on the ultimate issue—the threat of nuclear war— Evan Thomas ’73 finds in Ike tactical … who played as much as possible, the game was a relaxing way of doing what he did all day: reading minds, weighing …
Issue: November-December 2012
Cambridge 02138
… student in Harvard's fine arts department and now a professorof art history, I eagerly read Janet Tassel's " Reverence for the Object "(September-October, page 48) on the program and …
Issue: November-December 2002
Auto PILOT
… Harvard’s payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the City of Cambridge have been renegotiated to include an escalator …
Issue: May-June 2005
Actor Jonathan Epstein’s Sonnet Workshop: A Video
… Read Craig Lambert’s “Sonnets and the Stage” from the January-February issue of this magazine , and then watch Shakespearean actor … a sonnet with an audience member, and discuss the roots of the English language, during one of his sonnet workshops. …
Rethinking Allston
… HARVARD IN LATE JUNE announced a major new set of recommendations for developing its landholdings in … Besides constructing a health- and life-sciences center on the existing unfinished foundation there, the plan envisions … new housing, retail establishments, and a business “enterprise research campus,” as well as a hotel and conference …
Issue: September-October 2011