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Garrett G.D. Nelson
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Thinking is Craftwork
Just after spring break, I piled up the things that I’d accumulated while writing my thesis, intending to return what
Point/Counterpoint: Striking the Right Note
The Mainstream Choice: ’Cause You Asked for It, ’Cause You Need One I’ll admit it—before Yardfest 2009 began to mater
Beyond Service
At our new president’s behest, we have become a “service nation.” At least this appears to be the case from
Annotations: Valentine's Day
A Season for Spending Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day of love for some, bitterness for others, and little note to
Taxes and Duties of the Private University
This piece ran as part of our focus on Harvard's endowment. Last June, University President Drew G. Faust rose in
Greater Metropolitanism
In an article written just before the election, Alec McGinnis noted in the Washington Post that, in addition to being
Vox Barbara
In October of 2006, the New York Times reported that the millions of free newspapers distributed to subway passengers were
Nothing’s Easy
“Rethink,” begged the large type on the official Harvard posters advertising sustainability events last week. The implication of this slogan
Postering in the Ethnographic Gaze
Early last Monday morning, I offered to help a student group I belong to with a round of postering in
Et in Arcadia Ego
As I suspiciously nosed my rented Corolla over the one-lane, open-grate bridge that crosses the Redbank River in Climax, Pennsylvania,
Point/Counterpoint: Applaud Abroad?
Time (and space) to think Recent data from the Office of International Programs shows an encouraging shift in student attitudes
Situations in Space
Like a troop ship launching into the night, the University last Thursday convened a scouting party to the future almost
Notes On A Tire Swing
This afternoon, Harvard students will congregate in Tercentenary Theater for an orgy of hot dogs and background music. The administration
Clinging to Utopia
There is perhaps no corner of the Internet so ebullient this week as the Facebook group in which the proud
The Semiotics of the Seal
Just past Dawes Island, at the entrance to Cambridge Common, is a marble gateway topped with an ironwork trellis. At
