In this edition of HPR Talk, we explore our covers topic “The Experience Economy”. In the first segment, Senior Multimedia Editor James Blanchfield sits down with Connor Schoen to discuss his article “Fighting for the Small Guy: The Challenges Facing Mexico’s Tienditas”. Next, (beginning at 21:20) May Wang discusses the Flint water crisis in her … Read more
White art museum visitors look at a wall of art depicting white historical subjects at a museum in Sacramento, California. Two Spanish girls from Harlem look at me with curious gazes, tilting their heads as if to study me as I study them. Dressed in knee-length pinafores, one older than the other but not by … Read more
This Wednesday, June 20th, will be my first time celebrating Dalloway Day. What does that mean? How do you celebrate? What is this nerdy holiday and why should you care? It took me three tries to understand even a little of Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf’s famous 1925 modernist novel set on a single day in … Read more
The Galle Face promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka is frequented by couples who cover their heads with umbrellas and shawls. Shuffling feet and sideways glances create an air of nervous watchfulness. The occupants of Galle Face aren’t just hiding the kissing, hand holding, and fondling; they are also hiding their faces. The Promenade has become … Read more
What is the pie telling you?” asks Roger Bennett on Monday afternoons in the small, well-decorated Soho studio of “The Men in Blazers.” At the end of every episode Bennett, a native Liverpudlian turned American soccer pundit, and his co-host Michael Davies take a bite out of a traditional English pie in search of guidance … Read more
Ever so meticulously, I angle my chopsticks and scoop up three distinct seaweeds from my Pokeworks poke bowl. The crunchy nori mingles with briny ogo seaweed from Hawai’i and the tough hijiki seaweed straight from Japan’s coast. Savoring this complex bite, I reach my chopsticks into the bowl to scavenge for another seaweed scoop. With … Read more
For every student accepted to Harvard, nineteen others are rejected, making admissions a zero-sum game in which a set of criteria promoting a particular group will directly demote others. One such evaluation factor is legacy admissions: the practice of granting an admissions advantage to relatives of college alumni. A common defense for legacy admissions is … Read more
On April 13, 2018, Harvard University Health Services received a call about a black male Harvard student who was intoxicated and in need of urgent medical care. The student’s intoxication likely occurred during Yardfest, a time when many student party and use illegal substances. About 30 minutes later, officers from the Cambridge Police Department arrived … Read more
For Democrats hoping that the 2018 midterm elections will deliver them a majority in the House of Representatives, the state of California represents a bastion of opportunities: several vulnerable GOP incumbents will face tough reelection fights in the year ahead. But while California is largely considered a haven for liberalism, seven of its 53 seats … Read more
A college library bookshelf. The Great Works “We absolutely never explicitly talked about race in my English classes. I do remember in my senior year class saying something to my classmates about what it’s like to be the only black person when we’re talking about slavery or racism, but I had a largely joking tone … Read more