Harvard is one of the most diversely talented colleges in the country, and many times students don’t even know the extent of their peer’s abilities. In our new series, we interview and showcase some of the college’s best artists and their work. Harvard Political Review: Let’s go with the classic freshman details – hometown & … Read more
Harvard is one of the most diversely talented colleges in the country, and many times students don’t even know the extent of their peer’s abilities. In our new series, we interview and showcase some of the college’s best artists and their work. HPR: Hey Meredith, thanks for taking time out to meet with me and to … Read more
HPR: Given that your work was at one point banned in Iran, how would you characterize your experience as a writer in a politically repressive country? Shariar Mandanipour: I’m not a political man. I studied Political Science, and maybe because I know something about politics, I hate politics. I’m a writer, but, unfortunately, in a country … Read more
The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency Randall Kennedy 336 pp. Pantheon. $26.95. When it happened, few would have called Barack Obama’s marriage to wife Michelle much more than simple matrimony. But in retrospect, Randall Kennedy claims that Obama’s union played a critical role in helping him secure his place … Read more
Raúl Cárdenas Osuna spoke Thursday October 28 in a conference hosted by DRCLAS, Cultural Agents, Cátedra Cultura de México and Conaculta Fonca. Cárdenas Osuna is an artist, activist and the founder of Torolab, a collective in Tijuana, Mexico that organizes urban and community interventions. Define: “Molecular urbanism,” “Emergency architecture,” “Contested territory,” “Diagnostic portrait,” “Trans-border trousers,” … Read more
The authorship question regarding Shakespeare’s plays has always elicited debate. How could a man with simply a grammar school’s education go on to be one of the most celebrated authors of all time? Using a lecture by Derek Jacobi as a framing device, Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous begins to tell the phantasmal tale of the Earl … Read more
As more and more of today’s generation plan careers before planning families, a shift in the public perception of romantic relationships has ushered in a new era of anti-exclusivity. In a culture in which caring is now creepy and aloof is the new sexy, Hollywood has tried to encapsulate the essence of this new trend … Read more
Harvard is one of the most diversely talented colleges in the country, and many times students don’t even know the extent of their peer’s abilities. In our new series, we interview and showcase some of the college’s best artists and their work. Freshman Charlotte McKechnie’s awe-inspiring vocal talent has led to performances with Billy Boyd, … Read more
Jeffrey Sachs spoke on his new book, The Price of Civilization, Friday, October 21st at the Brattle Street Theater, hosted by the Harvard Book Store. Note: In my opinion, Sachs is a much better speaker than a writer. The book is great for the numbers, but if you have a choice, go see the guy. … Read more
During a screening of “Too Big to Fail” by IOP Fellow Diane Casey-Landry in Dunster JCR last night, the cognitive dissonance became overwhelming. Here stood a film that aimed to inform its viewers about the madness that surrounded the financial meltdown, to show the pinched face of Nancy Pelosi, the slow, measured rumble of Henry … Read more