Corey Ann had had enough. In a recent Huffington Post diatribe, the Ohio-based wedding photographer pointed out his experiences with wedding guests whose camera flashes disrupted his own professional photography. Such frustrations, presumably shared by many such photographers, led Ann to call for “unplugged weddings.” But these guest photographers’ over-eagerness bears evidence of a deeper … Read more
In the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the protagonist, R.P. McMurphy, enters a state asylum although his mind may be perfectly healthy. His first interaction with his supervising doctor reveals the complicated attitude the film takes towards mental illness: “Now they’re telling me I’m crazy over here ‘cause I don’t sit there … Read more
When Tom Menino completes his fifth and final term as mayor of Boston in January, he can rightfully take pride in the resurgence and promising future of Massachusetts’ City Upon a Hill. As the longest-serving mayor in Boston’s 383-year history, Menino has led Boston’s successful effort to reinvent itself during his 20-year tenure with passionate … Read more
The healthcare industry boasts some of the highest prices in the service sector. Technology, however, is an inexpensive method of cutting costs, and the healthcare marketplace has taken note. Today, the healthcare mobile apps market is a booming field populated by start-ups and late M.D.-to-entrepreneur converts, with more than 10,000 apps currently available through outlets … Read more
One of the more interesting, if underreported, elements of China’s recent rise is its development of a sophisticated domestic space program. While China’s history in space goes back to the 1970 launch of their first satellite Dong Fang Hong I (“The East is Red I”), the most politically significant phase of the program began in … Read more
After John F. Kennedy’s death, his wife Jacqueline opened up to the national media about the insider nickname for his administration, penned by the president himself: “Camelot.” It was in reference to a popular musical at the time, itself based on the story of King Arthur and the round table. In T.H. White’s Camelot, the … Read more
Last year, students claimed the University was not providing enough support for mental health in a stressful, challenging environment. In the wake of Monday’s bomb threats, mental health services at Harvard have again been questioned as insufficient. And yet many attempts have been made to improve the availability and accessibility of resources on campus. Student … Read more
If you’ve been living under a rock (in terms of Asian-American issues, at least) for the past three days, check out the #NotYourAsianSidekick feed on Twitter. Twenty-three year-old freelance writer Suey Park started it (never imagining that it would blow up into a nationwide trend) with an aspiration to create a new feminism that embraces human … Read more
“If you like it, keep it. If you don’t, leave.” These words of coercion oft used to intimidate powerless employees by employers are very familiar to Delmy Lemus, a housekeeper at the DoubleTree Hotel in Allston, which Harvard bought back in 2005. According to Lemus, her employers threaten her and her coworkers with these words … Read more
In the Fall of 1974, after the dust from Watergate had begun to settle, renowned broadcast journalist Dan Rather sent in an article to the Harvard Political Review, forecasting the future of the GOP. His predictions are telling of the mood at the time: fraught with conflict and confusion after a betrayal by their party’s … Read more