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The Hidden Brain
Shankar Vendantam discusses his book "The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives" yesterday at the Harvard Book Store. The talk was followed by a question and answer session and a book signing.
Editors Discuss Ralph Ellison's Novel Fragment
The editors of Ralph Ellison’s posthumously published second novel, "Three Days Before the Shooting..." told an audience at the Harvard Bookstore last night that the celebrated author’s unfinished work is not a masterpiece.
Today in Photos (2/09/10)
Photos published in the February 9, 2010 edition of the Harvard Crimson.
Wine Tasting
Carol Fuccione of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates held a free wine seminar at Bertucci’s Italian restaurant yesterday evening. Bertucci plans to make this a monthly event showcasing wines served at the Cambridge establishment.
Speed Eaters Rock Qdoba
To some athletes, the annual Beanpot signifies feats of skating and shooting. To others, like these four burrito-loving Harvard students, it means chewing and devouring—fast.
Doing Good With Good Pizza
If, after two weeks back on campus, you’re starting to get sick of dining hall food once again, tonight might be a great night to treat yourself to a meal in the Square—and help fund a Harvard-based charitable endeavor, too.
Super Bowl Sunday at Harvard
We're about an hour away from kickoff, but if you still haven't figured out your Super Bowl plans, here's what's happening in the Houses and around the Square.
Today in Photos (02/04/10)
Photos published in the February 4, 2010 edition of The Harvard Crimson.
Ratatou-free Healthcare
A large inflatable rat on the corner of Arrow Street and Massachusetts Avenue holds up signs supporting "free healthcare for everyone" on Wednesday afternoon.
A Sweet Super Sunday
We're basically over the hump, meaning we're one step closer to the big day, Super Bowl Sunday. And thanks to the Upper Crust Pizzeria, it's going to be a little bit sweeter.
New Asia Fire
Firefighters put out a fire started in the kitchen of the New Asia Chinese Restaurant yesterday.
New Asia’s Kitchen Catches On Fire
A kitchen fire in New Asia Chinese Restaurant triggered an alarm yesterday around 4 p.m., summoning the Cambridge Fire Department ...
Famed sports journalist and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member Peter Gammons spoke yesterday at the First Congregational Church as a part of the Home Run in Harvard Square series hosted by at an event Hosted by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Gammons, a long time writer for the Boston Globe as well as Sports Illustrated, spoke on The Boston Red Sox's off season moves, the steroid era, the baseball free agency period or "Hot Stove", and other baseball related issues.
Birds in a Cambridge Yard Stir Neighborhood Trouble
When Cambridge resident Adam W. Fastman and his housemates on 218-220 Putnam Ave. first conceived the idea of raising chickens and ducks in their backyard, they did not foresee that their newfound “pets” would raise so much controversy among their neighbors.
Today in Photos (1/29/2010)
Photos published in the January 29, 2010 issue of The Harvard Crimson.
Famed sports journalist and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member Peter Gammons spoke yesterday at the First Congregational Church as a part of the Home Run in Harvard Square series hosted by at an event Hosted by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Gammons, a long time writer for the Boston Globe as well as Sports Illustrated, spoke on The Boston Red Sox's off season moves, the steroid era, the baseball free agency period or "Hot Stove", and other baseball related issues.
Square Businesses Support Haiti
On Sunday night, nearly 150 patrons crowded into the ground floor of OM Restaurant and Lounge—but unlike any other night, jazz emanated from the lounge, as costumers gathered to support earthquake victims in Haiti.