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Jessica S. Zdeb

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Scraps of History

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has always seemed like a kind of temple to me as a


The Shot Heard 'Round the World Is Still Ringing In My Ears

It’s not the flashiest of the flag-flying holidays, coming more than a month before summer kick-off of Memorial Day and


Writing Your Term Paper in 15 Minutes a Day

Joan Bolker ’60 knows how to write. At least, she does now. Co-founder of the Harvard Writing Center, author and


You Hear it Here First

When you tune your radio to 88.9 FM, you might hear hip-hop, or reggae, or folk, or show tunes, maybe


Holyoke Center’s Giant Bird’s Nest

According to a coterie of artists, Harvard Square desperately needs “reclaiming.” So the area between Holyoke Center’s facade and the


POSTCARD FROM LENOX, MASS.: The Music of Tanglewood

LENOX, Mass.—I came to Tanglewood this summer expecting to find Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Mozart. Instead, my everyday life has revolved


Two Points For Honesty

By JESSICA S. ZDEB Contributing Writer Guster is one of those bands. A band that floats along the periphery of