Nell Porter-Brown

Life After Work

Retirement entails "learning how to maintain self-respect while letting go of self-importance," writes Harvard professor of psychiatry...

Masa

Chef Philip Aviles uses the same basic ingredients found in most other Boston kitchens. He just tweaks them—adding a squeeze of...

How to Live?

Life happens. Decisions are made. Where do the two converge? How do you reconcile your "destiny" with more practical needs? "Many...

Cue: Costume Change

How many people would discard a tenured professorship and a Leverett House mastership to pursue a fledgling career as an operatic bass at the...

Why Can't Computers Age With Us?

Barbara Leondar, Ed.D. '68, never used computers at work. E-mail was virtually nonexistent when she retired in 1991, as were personal computers...

Café Writ Large

We almost walked right by it, distracted by the offerings at the Colonial Theatre and Commonwealth Bookstore, and by the glint of the setting...

Staging a Harvard Tradition

Every June, on Commencement day, Harvard rolls out the crimson carpet for about 32,000 people. It is arguably the most important 24 hours on...

Finding Work That Works for You

Sticking with one job, one company, or even a single career is much less common than it used to be. This can be a blessing--or a burden. Some...

Change Agent William Drayton

With degrees from Harvard, Oxford, and Yale, years as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and a post at the Environmental Protection Agency...

A Crisis in Caregiving

Who will take care of our elders? Low pay, poor training, meager prospects for advancement, and major population shifts are creating a national...

Bubbles and "Champagne"

For a woman once accused of lacking the requisite "math gene," Julie Fouquet '80 has done pretty well. After graduation, she earned a...

Icarus

There are those who have eaten at Icarus more than a hundred times during the last 20 years and say they have never had a reason not to go back...