Books
You Say You Want a Revolution
The cover of Christopher Hitchens’s latest book finds the author pictured, dapper in a rumpled olive trench coat and five
Nobel Prize Winner's Newest: 'Half A Life'
In Paul Theroux’s memoir of his friendship with V.S. Naipaul, Naipaul hisses a typically vain slur at the Nobel Prize
Thesis, Shmesis: Write a Book Instead
Theses are by definition creative. Every Harvard student who writes a thesis must make an original argument. So what does
'Cocktails' For Two: Interview With D.A. Powell
D.A. Powell began teaching poetry-writing classes at Harvard this year as the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer of Poetry. He has received awards
What Is Science, Anyway?
A warning to all physics, math and chemistry concentrators who spend their days sweating over textbooks in Cabot Science Library—all
The New American Way: Only Food And Guns
By GRAEME C.A. WOOD CRIMSON STAFF WRITER It would be too easy to write off Canada as just another country
Reading Up on September 11th
When we were small, our parents told us that instant gratification didn’t exist. Simply wishing for something doesn’t mean you’ll
Books In Brief
Illness has always been an important bedfellow to reflection and consideration of new directions. Some works of art would be
Erasing the Border in Our Minds
Rubén Martínez’s latest book, Crossing Over, ends by finally stating what Martínez has been alluding to all along: “There is
The Aurora Borealis Unlocked
It is fitting, in an ironic sense, that BBC journalist Lucy Jago chose Kristian Birkeland for the subject of her
outandabout: Spoken Word
People talk about community a lot at Harvard and, judging by the swarm of social, ethnic and cultural groups that
Memories of Impermanence
A quarter of the way through Borrowed Finery, novelist Paula Fox’s new memoir, the author’s father makes a fitting observation.
Gordimer Fumbles With Love in 'The Pickup'
Is love strong enough to conquer all obstacles? Is the love between two people enough to keep them together regardless
Reawakening into a New World
After three weeks in a coma following a prolonged illness in 1996, a press release from the John Hunter Hospital
'Fire' From the World's Front Lines
Events have overtaken Sebastian Junger’s new book Fire with the same uncertainty and rapidity of the wildfires that raced across
