Currier is the best House to be sorted into — it exemplifies a true Harvard experience. Currier has the best dining hall, the best dorm life, and the best House life. Marked by a close-knit community, Currier personifies the idea that a Harvard House is a home better than home. If you walk down the … Read more
Today, the greatest threat to the future American labor economy is no longer the robot. Instead, it’s the microbe. If COVID-19 has shown us anything, it’s that what was once conceived as radical or unimaginable can quickly become the new normal. The domestic effects of the pandemic are jarring: nearly 54 million K-12 students are … Read more
Justin Bieber can breathe a sigh of relief. His music video for “Baby” is no longer the most disliked video on YouTube; that dubious honor now belongs to YouTube’s own “Rewind 2018.” The video was created to highlight the major events on the platform over the past year, but many have criticized YouTube for omitting … Read more
At the beginning of Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, Peter Parker dies. He’s only one of the seven different inter-dimensional spidermen that feature later in the film, but the death of their Spiderman is a tragedy to the people of New York. For once, everyone is on the same page — and true to the times … Read more
In 2014, a 21-year-old working for a tech startup, Pippa Biddle, published a post on her blog which set fire to an already kindling conversation about the ethics of volunteering abroad. The post was titled “The problem with little white girls (and boys): why I stopped being a voluntourist.” Previously, her posts had gotten at … 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
In April 2016, Beyoncé surprised fans with a new album, just months after a performing a Super Bowl halftime show that paid homage to the Black Panthers, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and even Malcolm X. While the album was praised as an ode to black womanhood, Lemonade focused on the personal story of the … Read more
As the sun rises in the western half of Colorado, it shines down on the desert landscape of Mesa County, the lush green Rocky Mountains of Pueblo County, and the steep slopes of Durango. Rich in geographic contrasts, Colorado’s third congressional district is politically diverse as well. Blood-red areas like Mesa, Delta, and Montrose Counties … Read more
In the coastal city of Hodeidah, the most catastrophic elements of Yemen’s civil war present themselves: death, deterioration, and disaster. The city’s port once bustled with shipments containing 80 to 90 percent of Yemen’s imported food supply, but the densely populated urban center is now a microcosm for a country embroiled in crisis. In October … Read more
Lesbos, one of the larger Greek islands, lies just off the Turkish coast, not far from the city of Izmir. Formerly a popular tourist destination, at the height of the migrant crisis the island became one of the main hubs through which refugees arrived on European shores. Thousands landed on the island daily, most by … Read more