A Little Levity
A Literary Analysis of Yaz and Cam's "Re: Back at it"
Through its immeasurable range of rhetorical chutzpah, “Re: Back at it” sends readers on an electrifying odyssey through the brilliant literary minds behind Harvard’s student government.
FM Imagines: Least Interesting Seniors
Mark P. Gross '17 can't decide if he likes Coke or Pepsi better.
Drinky Drink: SpoOOoky Edition
Here are a few of FM’s favorite recipes to make your spOooOOky party unforgettable.
Harvard's Trademarks: Revealed
In the U.S. Patent and Trademark Database, you can find all sorts of trademarks held by various institutions. Although our knowledge of anything law-related comes from “Law and Order” reruns, we perused the database nonetheless, looking for the most interesting trademarks held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
FM Imagines: The Presidential Candidates Run for UC
FM imagines what the UC campaigns would look like if the current presidential candidates were on the ballot.
Hate It: The World's Only Curious George Store
Settled snugly in the acute angle created by the bifurcation of Mass. Ave into Brattle and JFK, the building is a charming combination of marble foundation and red-brick upper levels. Its least attractive feature is without a doubt its first-floor tenant: the self-styled “The World’s Only Curious George Store.”
Love It: The World's Only Curious George Store
Wedged triangularly at the intersection of JFK and Brattle, The Curious George Store boasts that it is the world’s only store of its kind. That is a shame. We need more Curious George Stores in this world.
A Year in Quotes from the Humanities
Another year passes, and another series of bizarre, contradictory, yet oddly poignant speech acts have been enunciated by our faculty members and section kids.
Jukebox: Songs for the Revolution
Listen to these tunes while you read this week’s scrutiny. John Reed would approve.
Ben & Andrew Go To Tasty Burger
The “restaurant” had white cups and sweaty bodies everywhere. People eating bad food like they didn’t care. Everything I hated in a single scene. But in that moment, I also felt weakness.
Fake Harvard Apps
FM is hard at work thinking up some new apps that would help us with the real Harvard struggles.
Epistolary Etiquette: How to Tell Your Roommate His Plant Is Dead
Your plant is dead. Clean up after yourself.
Real or Imagined?: Psych Studies
Can you tell the difference between real and imagined psychology studies?
Madlib: How to Make Your Staycation Seem Like a Vacation
So you bummed around your childhood home all winter break? Here's how to make your time away from Harvard sound a bit more productive.
FM Imagines: Breaking: New Gen Ed Categories Announced!
Faculty opinions have made it clear that our current Gen Ed system is in radical need of improvement to meet students’ intellectual needs in our complex, changing world. As per request, we have pared students’ non-concentration requirements down to only four Gen Ed varieties, often combining old categories that are similar enough if we don’t overthink it; plus, an expository writing course and the study of a foreign language.
Choose Your Own Dinner With Grandma
Choose your own adventure with a Thanksgiving twist. Where will yours lead?
Art of the Cornucopia
This year you’ve decided to invest in the greatest of all Turkey Day traditions, the cornucopia. Only one question remains. What are you gonna stuff in it?
A Party In Pusey
Intense bass frequencies shake the stacks. The pungent smell of beer-soaked parchment permeates the air. This is a party in Pusey Library, and the party is pumping. In light of the current social drought on Harvard’s campus, everyone’s favorite student organization, the Undergraduate Council, has entertained a number of possible referenda, one of which includes turning an actual library into a “freshman-oriented” social space. This week, FM is imagining turning up (and turning the pages) in Pusey.