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Nineteen Going On Nine
The start of our night could have come straight out of one of Non Sequitur’s “Famous Last Words” strips. The ones where the last phrases people utter before they find themselves six feet under are etched on gravestones over their heads for all eternity: “Let’s go on an adventure…”
Taking Up Painter
I spent the summer before my senior year of high school walking past the same painting every day. A woman ...
Thirty-Three Arches
There is something both timeless and eerily beautiful about arches in Safavid architecture. The elegant ogees appear in both two ...
A Successful Year, Indeed
I had my first taste of gambling when I was probably eight or nine years old, when I went to ...
At Harvard, We Call It a Clowning Concentration
They say you always remember your first time.
What To Do On Hanukkah
It's that time of year again: Hanukkah, the eight-day long Jewish holiday, is less than one week away. The holiday begins this Saturday at sunset, and lasts until the evening of Dec. 16. For those in the Crimson community who celebrate (and for those who'd like to check it out), Harvard and the surrounding area offer several activities. Flyby picked out a few:
A Guide to Black Friday
This week marks the return of Black Friday: the day on which Americans brave stampedes and sleep deprivation for the ...
Epifffffpppany
“You seem so serious all the time. We think it will be good for you,” my father said, belying the disarming earnestness that was and still is the defining trademark of my parents’ parenting style. (Years later, my father was more frank: “We thought it would be good for your social skills.”)
Tongue Depressors
I snap a fifth tongue depressor against my inside jaw, giving it a wet chew before lobbing it into the trashcan a foot and a half away.
Almost Famous
I took a perverse joy in making my friends’ parents uncomfortable, explaining in more detail than they wanted how my job had me cleaning up fake body fluids and fetching dildos from the storeroom whenever they asked about my “interesting” work.
