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Leon Neyfakh
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Fear and Loathing in the Currier Elevator
In art history class this past semester, my section leader made us do one of those fake pedagogical exercises where
What's My Age Again?
The skies here were dark when Thea L. Sebastian ’08 published the first issue of Freeze back in December of
Borges Manuscripts Lost
Two handwritten short story manuscripts by the Argentine modernist writer Jorge Luis Borges, held until recently in a safe in
Honey, I Shrunk the 'Poon
By Leon Neyfakh Two new issues of the Harvard Lampoon came out recently—“Cigarettes and Pornography” and “The Wiki Number.” The
The Mad Russian(s)
I remember once when I was in sixth grade I stole one of my mom’s Capri minty ultra-lights and took
Landing On Their Feet
In April of last year, my father found himself at the center of a grizzly scandal at the University of
Proving Himself
Acording to Harvard mathematician Shing-Tung Yau, the first time journalist Sylvia Nasar got in touch with him for a story
Party Debuts ‘Blue Line’
“We are on our way to being an 18th-century European political party—with our paraphernalia, our own propaganda, website, blog, and
Ivy Cup for Alumni Polo Players
In less than three weeks, about 400 ritzy New Yorkers will board a private six-car train in Grand Central Station
Booking the Real Thing
Kaavya Viswanathan ’08 wrote a book last year. It is a pretty good book; it is thick, orange, and intended
Doordropped: On the Radar
Freeze Magazine , Harvard’s answer to Seventeen and YM, is prepping a second issue, to be released at the beginning
Love myself better than you: the Advocate sticks with its own in spring issue
The new issue of the storied Harvard Advocate came out early last week, sporting a fresh, leafy cover and a
“They Laughed for Six Months. That Was Dangerous. Two of These People Died. ”
Every week, mailboxes across Harvard fill with shame. It is a shame that comes with a glossy cover—a shame that
The Science of Smiling
CORRECTION APPENDED 845 students sat in Sanders Theater last Thursday watching an online trailer for the movie “Pay It Forward.”
DOORDROPPED: Which Scene?
The stairwell at Club Umbria smelled like perfume last Wednesday. It was launch night for Emily Washkowitz ’08 and Rebecca
