Emily B. Zauzmer
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Alex Krieger
For Alex Krieger, architecture is personal. "It’s kind of nice to know that you helped improve the well being of a bunch of people, whether it’s a health care building, or a promenade, or a modest center for a private school in Cambridge," he says.
Here's the Story...
But the plots, the theme song, and the characters were not, in retrospect, the real reasons I tuned in, nor were the fashion and lingo of the 1970s the show’s main draws. It was the fullness of the family that pulled me in, rerun after rerun, in my afternoons after elementary school.
Rachel L. Hampton
Hampton disputes the idea that geology is boring. “We’re historians,” she says. “We’re just historians of the earth and of deep space and time.”
A War Apart: Syrians at Harvard
Many of Harvard’s schools, including the College, report that none of their students list Syria as their primary country of citizenship. But the records do not account for students of Syrian origin with other legal statuses or citizenships, and they do not consider faculty or visiting scholars. These Harvard affiliates’ lives, families, and identities have been directly, irrevocably impacted by the Syrian crisis.
Still Rocking and Rolling: Bruce Springsteen Comes to the Coop
The Boss is worth waiting for, and his fans are in it for the long haul.
The Best Vibrations
I chat with Mike Love, the smashingly successful, historically polarizing lead singer of The Beach Boys. To my delight, he begins to sing the chorus of one of his most iconic hits, a tune that he has crooned thousands of times for crowds far larger than his current audience of one: “I'm pickin’ up good vibrations. She's giving me excitations."
Endpaper: All that Glitters Is Not Gold
Many little kids fantasize about their eventual romances and weddings, but between my inability to sleep and my unfettered imagination, my musings about my personal Prince Charming became far more specific than most.
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.
Dr. Shahram Khoshbin
Khoshbin thinks with both sides of his brain—a truism that he, as an award-winning neurologist, surely understands in greater depth than most of us ever could.
Five Stars
When I relocated to this palm tree-speckled paradise in June to intern at a television network, I made a distinctly modern, ultimately frugal decision: to commute via ride-sharing apps rather than renting a car.
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Emily B. Zauzmer meets Barry Williams.
Emily B. Zauzmer meets Barry Williams, the actor who played Greg Brady on "The Brady Bunch," at his show in Branson, Missouri, in August 2015.
Knight Moves Cafe
Knight Moves Café boasts a collection of 750 to 1,000 board games.
Knight Moves Cafe
Knight Moves Café boasts a collection of 750 to 1,000 board games.
Rothko paintings
Emily Zauzmer made Mark Rothko paintings out of cookies in July 2013.
"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"
Emily Zauzmer made Georges Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" out of cake in December 2015.
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
Emily Zauzmer made Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" out of cake in January 2015.
"The Scream"
Emily Zauzmer made Edvard Munch's "The Scream" out of cake in June 2014.
"American Gothic"
Emily Zauzmer made Grant Wood's "American Gothic" out of cake in August 2015.
"The Starry Night"
Emily Zauzmer made Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" out of cupcakes in June 2013.
Ivy Oration Highlights
Throughout Harvard’s history, many talented commencement speakers have taken to the university’s stages to send off the graduates with a touch of humor. Here are a handful of the funniest witticisms from past Ivy Orations.