Around Town
Service Starts with Summer
Feder was one of the 75 students in the Class of 2023 to participate in the new Service Starts with Summer Program, affectionately referred to as 3SP by its organizers. Administered by the Phillips Brooks House Association, the program gives each participant a $1,500 stipend for completing 100 hours of work on a self-directed service project in their hometown.
Cambridge Kneads Doughnuts
Cambridge’s EHChocolatier storefront looks quiet and empty at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Tucker G. Brown
Regarding the popularity of the event, Tucker G. Brown, Knead Doughnut's representative at the event, noted "There was a line outside before we opened, and then there was not one break in between."
Pop-up Doughnut Shop
Knead Doughnuts of Providence, RI hosted a doughnut pop-up shop in Cambridge last Saturday, selling a variety of flavors including Vanilla Glazed, Sour Cream Old Fashioned, and Pumpkin Spice.
Striking a Spooky Chord
While the Society’s students are often found on the organ bench practicing or performing, their Harvard peers don’t usually frequent the audience on the ground floor. However, once a year, the annual Halloween recital draws an eclectic crowd of costumed students.
A Ghostly Tour of Harvard Square
The tour doesn’t guarantee spiritual encounters, though it does promise to “entertain and perhaps freak you out.” And so, on a chilly Thursday night, I went to see if it would make me into a believer.
Harvard Square Does the Time Warp Again
Amidst the mallification of the Square, Rocky Horror inspires a new generation of followers while paying homage to the decades-long history of its showings in Cambridge.
Ronan Farrow Is the Real Deal
Farrow's new book paints the picture of a system of intimidation operated by powerful men in order to silence their accusers — one full of spies, lies, and shadowy contracts.
Ghost Tour Graphic
"In October and November, Thursday through Sunday, Boston Historical Tours offers a Harvard Square Ghost Tour."
Digging Chinatown
From the earth, they pull up debris dating back to 1970s Chinatown: melon candy wrappers, burnt cigarette wrappers, cassette tapes, empty soda bottles.
Fantastic Fungi and Where to Find Them
The quiz booth presenters say that most people wish they were black truffles, but only one person has yet attained this status.
Reimagining an Epstein-Free MIT
On Friday, Oct. 18, Media Lab students and staff hosted an event at the Lab called “Reimagine This Place” in response to the recent revelations. Members of the MIT community were invited to make posters that represented their vision for MIT’s future — and the world’s future.
Sheep Skull Black Metal Beer Science
‘I’ll let you throw the skulls in, but you cannot throw the whole heads in.'
So a Witch, a Voodoo Master, and a Warlock Walk Into a Market...
We’re stuck behind a cluster of middle-aged women clad in black tulle and felt witch hats. It’s early on a Friday evening in Salem, Mass., and after unsuccessfully trying to locate the Psychic Fair and Witch’s Market, which we traveled 26.2 miles to visit, we decide it’s a safe bet to follow the gaggle of witches.
