Columns
Decoding a Cross-Cultural Codex
The Florentine Codex is a manifestation of what Latin America is today: a blend of indigenous, European, African, and global voices that creates new forms of expression.
A Less Taxing April
While closing loopholes would make the tax code more efficient and equitable, the budget crisis demands that the new revenue be used mainly for deficit reduction.
The Word Become Flesh: The Feel of a Good Book
Reading is a deeply corporeal experience, as much as eating or seeing or having a cold.
Separation and Sympathy in Shared Reading
I first noticed a split between my mom’s taste in literature and my own at the beginning of ninth grade. ...
Faith as a Lifestyle
In our haste to commence our own witch-hunt, we must understand that creating a safe space on campus does not mean shielding ourselves from tough dialogues. I have no sympathy for those who use the Christian faith as a justification for real bigotry. But let’s remind ourselves in the aftermath of this controversy that conflating people’s concerns about abortion and homosexuality with hate stymies wisdom, tolerance, and academic freedom.
Watching Virtual Grass Grow
Late one night, seized by a fit of temporary insanity, I decided to play “Farmville.”
Building Schools for Girls
Thirty years ago, girls represented only 38 percent of children enrolled in primary school in low-income countries. Today, that number has grown to 48 percent.
The Great Beyond
There’s no doubt in my mind that Harvard has prepared me for the variety of professional and personal challenges I’ll ...
Mound Dominance Propels Softball Team
Coming into the year, it looked like the TBS show to best describe the Harvard softball rotation was “Meet the Browns.” These days, to the rest of the league, it’s a lot more like “House of Payne.”
Something to Chew On: Tough Theater
Roughly 30 years ago, The Crimson ran a review on these very pages excoriating an experimental student production of Vladimir ...
