On Public Notice
On Public NoticeJuliet Isselbacher Public noticesSome might doubt that anyone reads those paragraphs of dense text that appear toward the back of the newspaper: the ones that contain information about...
View ArticleFrom Corporate Lawyer to Waffle Entrepreneur
From Corporate Lawyer to Waffle EntrepreneurJacob Sweet Emily Cole Groden WafflesBy the time Emily Cole Groden, J.D. ’15, was 10 years old, she knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life:...
View ArticleThe “Talking Feds” Podcast
The “Talking Feds” PodcastJuliet Isselbacher talking fedsDuring the tumultuous Trump presidency, Los Angeles Times legal affairs columnist and former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 became a “talking...
View ArticleBias in Artificial Intelligence
Bias in Artificial IntelligenceLydialyle Gibson Meredith Broussard AI bias documentaryOne of the more startling and instructive documentaries of the recent past is 2020’s Coded Bias, which explores a...
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Sailing SoloJuliet Isselbacher sailing soloDuring his five-days solo at sea this June, professor of economics and decision sciences James K. “Jim” Hammitt ’78 slept no more than 20 minutes at a...
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A Yukon LifeChosing a path far from HarvardEric HegstedSeptember-October 2021 feature-yukon-lifeAn Essay on EricEric Hegsted ’73 lived in Yukon Territory for four decades, until his death in a...
View ArticleBetting on Lookout Farm
ExplorationsBetting on Lookout FarmA pandemic-era restaurant-plus-farm thrives in Natick, Massachusetts.Nell Porter BrownSeptember-October 2021 h2-lookout-farmAs a serial entrepreneur, who had founded...
View ArticleHow to Take a European Bike Vacation
How to take a European bike vacationMichael J.Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.Jacob SweetSeptember-October 2021 jhj-european-bike-vacationTen years after his graduation from law school, Michael J....
View ArticleNicholas Stephanopoulos
Harvard PortraitNicholas StephanopoulosLydialyle GibsonSeptember-October 2021 jhj-nicholas-stephanopoulosNicholas Stephanopoulos was a second-year law student at Yale when the Supreme Court...
View ArticleA Landscape Architect's Outdoor Artwork
The outdoor artwork of designer—and experimenter—Todd GilensA landscape architect brings wilderness into urban public art.Lydialyle GibsonSeptember-October 2021 montage-art-in-scienceScience and art...
View ArticleA Beloved Bengali Poet in Translation
A Beloved Bengali Poet in TranslationIn Acrobat, a mother and daughter’s last collaborationLydialyle GibsonSeptember-October 2021 montage-tightrope-of-translationNandana dev sen ’91 had always been her...
View ArticleThe "King of Palindromes"
The "King of Palindromes"Mark Saltveit and the art of the palindromeNancy Kathryn WaleckiSeptember-October 2021 montage-art-of-palindrome“Kay fixes trapeze part; sex if yak…” was a promising start, but...
View ArticleImprovised Cuisine
Improvised CuisineCraig LambertSeptember-October 2021 alumni-sam-siftonIt sounds odd—quite odd, actually—for a sandwich. Two slices of sourdough bread emerge from a toaster, then one gets slathered...
View ArticleAn Inclusive “One Harvard”
An Inclusive “One Harvard”HAA president Vanessa Liu on harnessing power “for the greater good.” Nell Porter BrownSeptember-October 2021 alumni-haa-vanessa-liuAt a time when the world is so polarized,...
View ArticleOrigin Stories
Origin StoriesBow and Arrow’s mechanic, James Agee’s creative turbulencePrimus VISeptember-October 2021 college-pump-origin-storiesThe bow and arrow press, ensconced in the Adams House B-Entry...
View ArticleCritique and Joy
Critique and JoyAfrican American poetry, from Phillis Wheatley to hip hopElisa NewSeptember-October 2021 montage-african-american-poetryIt was not until 1855—the same year an unknown poet named Walt...
View ArticleA Sister’s Plea for Her Brother’s Freedom
A Sister’s Plea for Her Brother’s FreedomJuliet Isselbacher Uighur political prisonerBefore he was placed in solitary confinement in January 2019, Ekpar Asat cut the nails of fellow detainees in a...
View ArticleHarvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious DiseasesJonathan Shaw Barouch Grant Lipsitch AppointmentCastle professor of medicine Dan Barouch, who runs Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s...
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Home Among StrangersMeena Venkataramanan return to changed campusThere is a familiar rapture that engulfs the beginning of an academic year at Harvard. The September sunshine glimmers against the...
View ArticleNamwali Serpell’s Novel-In-Progress
Namwali Serpell’s Novel-In-ProgressLydialyle Gibson Namwali Serpell’s Novel-In-ProgressDuring a lively virtual reading on Wednesday afternoon, author Namwali Serpell offered listeners a taste of her...
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