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Annie M. Lowrey
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Reforming the ‘Organization Kid’
Before Harvard, I attended boarding school, which combines some of the best parts of college (stellar academics, interesting people) with
Blogging: The I-Banking of Harvard's Journalists
Nobody was more surprised at the success of the blog SexandtheIvy.com than its writer, Lena X. Chen ’09. Through the
My Kind-Of Imaginary Syrian Boyfriend
I’m sort of, just a little bit, maybe in love with a Syrian ophthalmologist whom I’ve never met. Our affair
fm’s amateur ethicist: The Ethics of H-Y
Dear FM Ethicist, What do you think of the new party restrictions for the Harvard-Yaletailgate? How should I get around
Those Who Can, Teach?
The late eighties were boom years on Wall Street, as the stock market climbed and the dollar strengthened. Venture capital
The Amateur Ethicist
Hey FM Ethicist! How do you handle those awkward convos when you don’t really care about someone’s summer? Over the
Week One: “The Virgin Nerds”
352 seniors—one in five in the class of 2006—signed in last Sunday at Senior Bar, armed with nothing but a
War-Torn Warriors
Co-Chair: Elizabeth W. Green ’06 When I first met Elizabeth, I made the mistake of calling her “Liz.” I rue
Celebrity on Heels—Very High Heels
Bellinis at breakfast? Check. Coterie of well-heeled and tenaciously loyal friends? Check. Four-inch heels to section? Double-check. For Erica S.
No 14: Publicity
According to LexisNexis, the past seven days have seen Harvard cited in the headline, lead paragraph, or synopsis of 126
No. 1: THE AMATUER ETHICIST: We Don’t Always Whine. Want Proof? Read This God-Forsaken Magazine.
Dear FM’s Amateur Ethicist, Two years ago, I helped to write an FM cover story called “Should We All Just
Why Not Scientology?
I sat dead still, in shock and horror. Tom Cruise jumped up on Oprah Winfrey’s neutral-toned couch and rhapsodized about
So What Is It Anyway?
One common myth claims that L. Ron Hubbard started Scientology on a bet with Kurt Vonnegut. In fact, Hubbard established
Weddings & Engagements
A Family Affair For one family, lightning struck twice. Ethan L. Murray ’05, who encouraged Matthew M. Mulder ’05 to
What I Learned From Doc
As soon as the word got out that Hunter S. “Doc” Thompson had shot himself, obituaries and retrospectives poured out,
