Juliet S. Samuel
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All At Sea
When I received my readers’ comments on my thesis last month, they both praised the essay’s “creativity,” while informing me,
Tabloid Art
By now the whole world and its mother has expressed an opinion about Yale senior Aliza Shvarts and her ill-begotten
Unsustainable Environmentalism
Last month, San Francisco’s ban on the polyethylene plastic bag—cheap, convenient, and 100 percent recyclable—celebrated its first anniversary (although it
Apocalyptic Visions
“We are members of the most destructive culture ever to exist,” says radical environmentalist Derrick Jensen in his first of
Hello, Ethanol. Goodbye, Bacon.
This past week, complaints about Harvard University Dining Services’ (HUDS) increasingly pallid dinner offerings have been mounting on open lists
Boys Will Be Boys
On Monday, police in the small, liberal town of Oxnard, CA, declared last week’s school shooting of a 15-year-old boy
I am America
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO—Like all of America’s embassies abroad, the U.S. Consulate in Casablanca is a fortress-like compound surrounded by swarms of
Cracking Down on Drinking
The College’s recent crackdown on alcohol is causing a ruckus across campus. Since May, the administration has been meeting with
Don't overreact
When several Harvard women were disturbed by strange phone calls last week, news of a mysterious man called “The Whisperer”
Liberation (By Prescription)
Finally, scientists have invented a contraceptive pill that does away with a woman’s period entirely. Lybrel, the new pill, can