Crimson staff writer

Alexander B. Cohn

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Bender Lacks Zest in 'Lemon Cake'

Upon reading Aimee Bender’s “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” one is struck with a total inability to remember the protagonist’s name, one symptom of Bender’s ill-formed main character.


Before Obama... Hayes?

While Harvard prides itself on being a veritable factory for future presidents—seven alumni have gone on to the Oval Office—Harvard


New Coop Outpost Fools Tourists, Locals

Nestled in a row of storefronts on Mass. Ave. between Harvard and Porter Square, a new establishment looks for all


Red Bull May Hike Heart Attack Risk

While the makers of Red Bull claim their ragingly popular beverage “gives you wings,” a new study suggests that the


A.R.T. Finds New Leader

As an undergraduate, Diane M. Paulus ’87 used to purloin production posters from the lobby of the American Repertory Theatre’s


Harvard Receptive to CA Gay Marriage

Although gay marriage has been legal in Massachusetts for over four years, members of the Harvard community still rejoiced at


Museum Tries Branching Out

Visitors to Harvard’s Museum of Natural History looking for dinosaurs this month will come across a surprising new exhibition. In