Offbeat
Skating Challenge
Magazine writers Brian A. Feldman and Mark R. Jahnke compete to see who can do the best spins, twists, and jumps in Harvard's skating rink.
Tom vs. Gisele
In this series, Flyby asks Harvard students to weigh in on topics worth polling. In a recent, informal, highly flawed poll, Flyby asked 16 members of the Harvard community if it was more impressive for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to have landed supermodel Gisele Bündchen, or vice versa. Thirteen (81 percent) answered that Bündchen was the more impressive catch.
The GoogleFight Showdown
Need a study break from too many long hours spent at Lamont? GoogleFight pits different googleable search queries against each other, and after a brief and bloody stick figure animation, a winner is crowned. Some of the results of these fights are shocking, but others are just downright sad. Ready…set…fight!
A West Coast Spin-Off of Harvard University
This year Stanford's campus-wide tradition of selecting annual house themes has produced "Marvard University," an attempt by student dormitory Mars House to replicate Harvard through building decorum and party themes.
Matt Damon, Harvard Style
We stumbled across this picture of Matt P. Damon (formerly '92) chilling with some friends during his time at Harvard.
Handshake Challenge
With the tourists out of Harvard Yard for the Occupy movement, some Harvard students have forgotten what it's like to walk through the Yard and be surrounded by strangers. Libby Coleman '15 and Andrew White '14 embraced the unknown before the shutdown, and challenged each other to a hand-shaking marathon, strangers only. Check it out!
Distracted? Pinker, Conley, Sterritt Read 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'
Psychology professor Steven Pinker, Kirkland House Master Tom C. Conley, and College Dean for Administration D. E. Lorraine Sterritt read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numero.
black friday apple
Shoppers flock to the Apple Store at the Mall of America to snatch up Black Friday deals on computers, iPads, iPods, and accessories.
black friday mall of america
The Mall of America, America's largest retail and entertainment complex located Bloomington, MN, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors on Black Friday to its stores, restaurants, theater, and amusement park
black friday lego
Adults and children alike play at the Lego store, which features a retail space, a play area, and larger-than-life creatures assembled from Legos.
black friday lights
Hungry shoppers take a break from deal hunting to dine in the Mall of America under holiday decorations.
Harvard's Facebook Page Totals One Million Likes
Harvard is finally getting a gift back from the social media community for which it was the birthplace—earlier this week the University became the first to receive one million likes on Facebook.
The Art of Cuddling
As Halloween's unwelcome snow-fest showed us, winter has arrived—and it's here to stay. This year, however, even the Californians among ...
John Harvard and the Bard
John Harvard is no Kevin Bacon, but that doesn't mean that our University's benefactor isn't good for a game of "Six Degrees of Separation." The relationship between John Harvard and William Shakespeare is closer than many would have thought, according to an article recently pubished in the Financial Times.
Gnome Sweet Gnome
Legend has it that a gnome lives in the tunnel between the Harvard Square and Central Square T stops. The statue is said to reside near an old abandoned T stop—a ghost station—that can still be seen from the Red Line trains. We found the gnome, and so can you.
University Launches 'Harvard Stories'
During its 375 years of existence, Harvard has seen thousands of people pass through its campus. Whether they are students, faculty, or staff, many have viewed Harvard as home and they all have a unique story to tell. As such, the University has launched Harvard Stories, a project which gives all members of the Harvard community the chance to share their stories about Harvard.