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… I’ll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World’s Most Popular Wine … thinks he does,” writes the author. After reading this saga of the wine and people of Beaujolais—in particular Georges … and bumper stickers. Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance—and Why They Fall , by Amy Chua …
Issue: November-December 2007
Chris Pratt Is Man of the Year
… After announcing last week that Amy Poehler will be Woman of the Year , yet another Parks and Recreation actor—comedian … take center stage in Farkas Hall as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year, the group announced today. “We vehemently deny …
Paradise in the Kingdom of Plants
… After I spent a month in hectic and dusty Beijing, Kunming—“the city of Eternal Spring,” the capital of Yunnan province—came as a breath of fresh air, literally …
The Outsiders’ Insider
… Backstage at the Montalban Theater in Los Angeles, Franklin Leonard ’00 … sandwich to the green room. It’s his party, in a manner of speaking, and the table’s been set with beer and wine and … (“combat with weapons,” “$1-10mm [budget],” “twist/surprise ending,” and “female protagonist [diversity]”). Writers …
Issue: July-August 2016
The Aging Enigma
… Is aging necessary? Are the wrinkles and gray hair, weakening muscles, … reduced cardiovascular function, and increased risk of cancer that afflict organisms toward the end of their … that SIRT1 (the mammalian equivalent of Sir2 in yeast) rises when levels of these hormones fall, as they would in a …
Issue: September-October 2005
Signs of the Times
… During their diaspora while their permanent digs are renovated this year, Winthrop House residents inhabiting one of the swing spaces found their interim home dubbed “The … walks through campus. For instance, the Graduate School of Design café, Chauhaus, nods to history, too: a cheeky …
Issue: January-February 2017
Whither the Harvard Endowment?
… The University’s endowment—its largest revenue source by far— was valued at $37.6 billion as of June 30, 2015 (the end of that fiscal year, and the most … significantly to the 11.3 percent ($3.7 billion) rise in the endowment’s value for the year. The Outlook …
Saving the News—and Democracy
… How has the rise of the Internet and the decline of traditional … affected in the United States. Another trend is the rise of the digital platforms and the degree to which they …
Yesterday’s News
… Mount Auburn Street for use as regular dormitories. (Today they are parts of Adams House, now in its final stages of renewal.) 1925 An Overseers Committee recommends the …
Issue: March-April 2025
Seeking Climate Solutions
… The University has entered a new phase of engagement with … in greenhouse gas emissions, and policies to help enterprises and affected communities transition to new forms of …
Issue: May-June 2023
Down by the River
… State-of-the-art one-bedroom condominiums within walking distance of … Avenue in Allston, where graduate-student housing will rise in 2003, construction of a 650-car underground garage … the purchase at a planning board meeting the same day, surprised local residents expressed shock and dismay that the …
Issue: March-April 2002
The Endowment and the Environment: Year Three
… Harvard Management Company (HMC), which manages the University’s endowment, released its third annual climate report February 9. This series of reports began in 2021, a year after Harvard announced a … such a commitment. The new report, based on data current as of June 30, 2022 (the end of the most recent fiscal year), …
The Social Life of Memory
… Leading a healthy social life depends on the ability to predict the behavior of others accurately. Most people expect a loud, aggressive … a passive, quiet loner to shy away from confrontation. More often than not, that’s correct. Yet exactly how the brain …
Issue: July-August 2013
A Language Out of Nothing
… For the first time in more than two decades, Harvard began … to NSL’s emergence might be pidgins and creoles. Pidgins arise in situations of cross-cultural contact, like trade or …
Issue: May-June 2017
Decoding the Deep
… or a spitting log as it burns, end in a crescendo of sound resembling a rapidly spinning cog rattle, followed … final extra click. “Dive,” one sperm whale is saying to another. This is the first word in the language of sperm whales that humans have learned. These creatures, …
Issue: July-August 2024