Michelle B. Timmerman
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I'll Have What They're Having
I am about to say two things that have taken me four years to come to terms with and that ...
Just the Tip
Graduating FM executives share a few words of advice.
A PSA From the Internet, To You
Today the internet has a message for you, college students, and it is this: today's hottest social media channels are weapons, and they can and will be used against you (#you). And when they are, writers of well-read blogs will chronicle it and preserve it for posterity. This includes Flyby. This is a public service announcement, then, and it is in brief. If you are going to use the internet, use it wisely. There are many rules, and these are four:
It's Really Okay If...
• You once offered your resume to the guy who opened the door of the Owl, thinking it was OCS.
'The End of Courtship' at Harvard?
In 2013, you will probably have a lot of questions about love. These should be five of them: 1. If Ivy Leaguers are refuting The End of Courtship, are they endorsing The End of Empircal Reasoning? 2. Which came first: The End of Courtship, or The End of Men? 3. Was The End of Men before The End of Sex? 4. Would you rather The End of Sex With Men before Courtship, or The End of Courtship with Men before Sex? 5. Is it a coincidence that, as we are battered with The Ends of Everything Sexy, we can turn manically and trustingly to The Beginning of Second Season of "Girls"?
763 Men of Harvard Want Hotness Today
Fair peers at fair Harvard, those of you who are fair, We at Flyby are here to tell you something you may already know: Only half of you are hot, and of those who are, the majority are male. Admissions mistake? Maybe. Oops!
A Guide to FM's 15 Hottest Issue
With a tongue in cheek and pinky in air, FM presents to you our final issue of the year, plein de P.R.E.P. in which even our dogs are dapper-ly decked. Check out Kayla, a preppy puppy puggle who is just as into repetition as we are. Jury's out on how she feels about alliteration. If she doesn't agree, though, we'll just wait 15 years.
FM Learns Its Lines
The subway, the train, the T, the underground, the metro, the tube-whatever you call it, it's how we get around. Boston's happens to be the first, and when one has the world's most ancient subway system, it's easy to dismiss it as old news. But the MBTA has a big birthday this year, and it deserves its rightful centennial celebration. For the week, we played "I Spy." This is what we saw.
Spring Journalettes 2012
Magazine writers travel the world.
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FM Learns Its Lines
The subway, the train, the T, the underground, the metro, the tube-whatever you call it, it's how we get around. Boston's happens to be the first, and when one has the world's most ancient subway system, it's easy to dismiss it as old news. But the MBTA has a big birthday this year, and it deserves its rightful centennial celebration. FM's editors took our Saturdays and Sundays and made our way to the far reaches of the lines. Some of us went for a walk. One of us went home. For some, inspiration struck in liquids of varying kinds. Oil and water, you could say. Or ink and gin. For others, it turns out the T is a deeply personal affair, even if it's one that's easily eavesdropped upon. Moral of the story? Go somewhere. If the T stops, don't groan. Find the end of the line. When you're reentering HarvardSquare, if you're going outbound, look out your right window; find the gnome, the abandoned station it marks, For the week, we played "I Spy." This is what we saw.
Spring Break Journal: Michelle B. Timmerman
A cursory survey of bridges of sighs yields: 1. Between Allegheny County Court House and Prison, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2. At Hertford College, Oxford, U.K. 3. Between Old and New Courts of St. John’s College, Cambridge, U.K. 4. Connecting the Tombs and Criminal Court Building, N.Y. 5. Between prisons and interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy And then, a sixth. James Torrance is no Lord Byron—he didn’t name the bridge, just designed it. But there’s something poetic in the fact that his bridge connects Chelsea Market—the former headquarters of cookie-mogul Nabisco—with an photography studio called Milk.
Spring Break Journalettes 2012
Fifteen Minutes takes you on a worldwide tour.
Summer Postcard: The Kumasi Markets
One Crimson editor documents her experience in the markets of Kumasi, Ghana. This video was produced as part of an internship for Students of the World.
Summer Postcards 2011
Crimson editors set off across the globe for another summer of adventure, enlightenment, and fun. Follow all their adventures here! We'll be publishing new postcards every few days during the next couple months. To explore the postcards, click on the dots on the map or browse by location, editor, or date by selecting the option at the top of the graphic.
Roving Reporter: White Panda
Equipped with panda ears, guitar and boombox, FM dougied as The White Panda all over campus, going incognito as the musical duo, and finding out what people really think of Yardfest.
Roving Reporter: Larry Summers
Students voice opinions on the return of Larry Summers to Harvard.