Olivia M. Munk
27 Shots
The man at CVS slid a yellow cardboard envelope across the counter. “Here are your photos. That’ll be $6.51.”
The Best of Holiday-Themed Procrastination
The point of reading period may be to finally complete those problem sets or crack the spine on the $300 textbook you were supposed to be reading all semester, but we all know what the end of classes actually means: extra procrastination time. Luckily, with the end of exams comes Winter Break, and with Winter Break comes the holidays. Whether you’re planning on returning home to a Christmas tree, a menorah, or even just a non-bunk bed, here are a few Internet distractions to delightfully fill the time you’d otherwise be guiltily scrolling through your Facebook newsfeed.
Lecture Series Highlights Media Inequality
Minorities lag in production and consumption of digital media, a worrisome trend as the media play an ever-growing role in society, a communications expert said Tuesday at a talk hosted by Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Studies.
Outside the Square: A CaffeiNation
With the academic energy on campus at its second-round-of-midterms high, a stroll around the Square can be comforting—if you can avoid bumping into tour guides donning eighteenth century garb and don’t mind waiting 20 minutes to drop $6 on Starbucks drip coffee.
FM Arbitrarily Predicts the Election
Tired of analyzing poll after poll? Sick of combing your inbox for the latest IOP spam emails?
Students Give Dining Hall Staff a Standing Ovation
While you spent the day in pajamas scrolling through your newsfeed thinking about all the homework you should be doing, Harvard University Dining Services went about their business as usual, grilling your veggie burgers and dishing out quinoa. When all of Harvard shut down for the third time in its entire history, HUDS was one of the few staff services that did not get to stay home. For their hard work, students and staff decided to show their gratitude through a standing ovation.
Eight Pop Culture Inspired Costumes
Ah, Halloween, the magical time when every cheap creative costume idea you’ve brainstormed in the last year goes out the window and you end up as some sort of sexy baby animal. Lucky for you, FM’s here to make sure your budget’s no excuse for being the seventh person to show up to the costume party in cat ears, a tail, and not much else.
Taste of Fall Around the Square
You may have noticed it's autumn because midterms have rolled around and you're starting to shiver in your short-shorts. The businesses of Cambridge, meanwhile, know that it's fall and we can tell because they've started selling pumpkin lattes and apple bath bombs. Now, Flyby explores the various fall specials around the Square.
The End of Books as We Know Them?
Amid distractions like cafés that actually take Board Plus and the cute guy in the carrel across from you, it’s easy to forget that the purpose of Harvard's many libraries is to house books. Harvard is home to the largest academic library system in the nation, consisting of over 15.8 million volumes. Since you can only slave over one dilapidated copy of Ulysses at a time, why not share? The Association of American Publishers and Google recently solidified a deal allowing publishers to determine whether their works can be included in Google’s Library Project. Out of 15 million potential works to be scanned and uploaded for public use, nearly one million will be from Harvard's own collections. Digital books are a relatively recent phenomenon that have publishers up in arms and bookstores going out of business. Flyby weighs the pros and cons of having such easily accessible texts.
Venn Diagram: Midterms and Midriffs
Midterms and midriffs: Wish you could switch bodies to score well.
Coffee and Eyesight, Kissing and Swine Flu, and More
If you're straining to read this, put down the Starbucks—Harvard researchers recently found a link between glaucoma incidence in adults and consumption of more than three cups of coffee a day. Between squinting and sipping, Harvard researchers have made multiple discoveries in the past few weeks, from using genetics to figure out when the Neanderthals were most likely to have mated with modern humans to discovering that Mexicans are more likely than Britons to abstain from kissing to prevent the spread of swine flu.
A Bildungsroman For Generation Y
Generations of yore could look to carpe diem and Bach for inspration, today’s youths turn to #YOLO and boybands. Continually reinventing revered traditions, One Direction and Generation Y have done it again with “Live While We’re Young.” In the music video, a troupe of artists enact the classic bildungsroman, or coming of age story, in not one, but many, directions. A cinematic masterpiece, it fills a gaping hole in the boys-at-play niche of the music video industry.
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Inside Widener: This book bears the Veritas seal to remind you that Harvard’s legacy has been around longer than you, your parents, your grandparents, and your great-grandparents.
