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Flaunting It
… In the summer of 2016, Primus was ascending Widener Library’s steps, in pursuit of some tome or other, where he met a visiting family disappointed that they …
Issue: November-December 2017
Chapter & Verse
… seeks a citation for “All science, all religion began with the innovator, the nonconformist, the heretic.” She writes, “In the 1950s, it was on the front cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review with a photo of a sculpture of a hand reaching up.” Thomas Burrows hopes, …
Issue: November-December 2014
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2021-2022 Fellows
… After a year when the pandemic kept its fellows from convening on campus, the … Advanced Study (RIAS) today unveils its 2021-2022 cohort of fellows: 52 scholars, artists, and others who will, … Rebecca Bassett , a graduate student in the Graduate School of Education; Caroline Buckee, associate professor of …
An Argument for Music
… The first movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto ended, … Bell, whose dazzling solos and severe good looks had fired the crowd, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped … the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Already, Ross heard hints of Nagano’s signature sound: a cool, elegant balance. But …
Issue: July-August 2008
A Senior Makes It Back to Campus
… The first time I moved to Harvard, I stuffed my suitcases … knew I’d never need: glittery lanyards, quill pens, a pack of Big League Chew bubblegum I’d been gifted by a friend as part of a Boston-themed high-school graduation present. My mother …
Al Fresco
… Imagine this: someone other than yourself laboring to prepare fresh Italian food, and serving it with a real smile? The joys of dining out after months of pandemic isolation have never been so welcome: “How do …
Issue: May-June 2021
Anti-Aging Approaches
… Decades of research have shown that calorie restriction extends … spiders, and various fish and rodents. In humans, though, the benefits of calorie restriction are still unproven, and probably less …
Issue: September-October 2017
“You Don’t Have to Stop Breathing to Stop Living Life”
… Rain did not dampen the spirits of Harvard’s class of 2019 on the day of their baccalaureate. When Plummer …
Chapter & Verse
… David Azzolina writes: “Psychotherapist Alfred Adler is quoted as having said, ‘The only … perhaps?)” that he paraphrases as “ ‘Steal a loaf of bread (or larger goods) and the weight of the Law comes down mercilessly; steal a fortune and …
Issue: March-April 2015
Harvard Humor
… At year-end, Harvard people are popping up in summaries of 2010, occasionally in humorous ways. Among the newsmakers highlighted by The Onion, the online … her role as Solicitor General to become the newest member of the Supreme Court. In “ Elena Kagan—Trust Us, She Needed …
Making Global Local
… and concerts,” Barbara Bouquegneau, executive director of the French Library, said while leading a tour around the … There’s a new “Behind the Scenes” fashion series kicking off on November 16 with a cocktail reception, fashion show, …
Issue: November-December 2017
“My Name is Bono, and I Am A Rock Star”
… Graduating seniors chose U2 lead singer Bono to give their Class Day address. Born Paul Hewson, he allegedly … from Bono Vox, bad Latin for "good voice." He spoke of how he reached a new personal level of "unhip." Excerpts follow. Bono Photograph by Jim …
Likenesses
… Peach state dispatch. W. Todd Groce, president and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society , writes: I recently made an … But it is what I discovered about Cabot that totally surprised me. Photograph courtesy of W. Todd Groce Charles …
Issue: November-December 2020
Harvard Football Great Performances: Charlie Brickley ’15
… This Saturday the Harvard football team was supposed to be visiting Easton, Pennsylvania, to play Lafayette of the Patriot League. Instead, we will have to fill the … without games, football correspondent Dick Friedman reprises past Crimson glories: epic plays, players, and …
News Briefs
… Updates Boston authorities have approved construction of Harvard’s 9,000-square-foot, temporary “ArtLab” near the corner of Western Avenue and North Harvard Street. The … the preliminary filing for the commercially oriented “enterprise research zone” (unveiled in December), outlines two …
Issue: March-April 2018