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Hooray for Harvardwood
Actor John Lithgow, a 1967 Harvard College graduate, has this advice for students wanting to follow his path: Don’t do it. Success in the entertainment industry is a gambler’s bet, and he said...
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Cold War fever
On Christmas Day 1991, the hammer and sickle flag of the Soviet Union that had flown for 70 years was lowered at the Kremlin for the last time. And after 45 years of proxy wars, political rancor, and...
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Probing how the past behaved
You have to love a conference that includes a lecture on sex and silkworms, as well as scholarly presentations on shark tagging, lunar geology, Soviet reflexology, cotton-wool hearing aides, wave...
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Pictures as narrative
“I was fascinated by this idea of an impoverished elite,” Lauren Greenfield told a Harvard crowd last Thursday. The photographer and documentary filmmaker was referring to her College thesis, a series...
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Film as a force
On Sunday, millions of viewers will tune in to the Academy Awards for a chance to see their favorite stars in designer dresses and to learn who will take home the movie industry’s highest honor,...
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Rewarding restlessness
During his four years at Harvard, Chris Stock studied math and music history, sang with the glee club, and flew across the snow as part of the Nordic ski team. He had a full, rich College experience,...
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Vietnam, the ongoing memory
The United States will soon mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. A few images from the war’s last day — April 30, 1975 — remain embedded in American culture. They are largely...
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A movie as a mirror
Damien Chazelle ’07 says he believes in “somewhat unrealistic plans.” After all, they’ve served him well. The onetime Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) concentrator drove to Los Angeles after his...
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Five recognized as Harvard College Professors
Harvard’s faculty is a treasured asset, composed of world-class scholars and gifted teachers. Each year, a few faculty members are named Harvard College Professors to recognize, in addition to their...
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In 10,000 years, we’ll know how it ends
On a recent afternoon at Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Peter Galison did some quick math to make a monumental point. “Ten thousand years ago,” the Pellegrino University Professor...
View ArticleLending his eye to the visions of others
What did you do this summer? It’s been a common refrain across campus in recent days. The answer for countless students and faculty is that they traveled or just relaxed over the past few months. But...
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Bogie, Bergman, and the Brattle
In November 1942, a timeless story of love, loss, and redemption first appeared on the silver screen. Along with the hearts of audiences, “Casablanca” won Academy Awards for best picture, best...
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Members of Harvard community reflect on favorite horror films
With All Hallows’ Eve approaching, the Gazette checked in with members of the Harvard community to find out which scary films they love, or love to avoid. Here are their unsettling choices: ‘The...
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Chris Killip, former professor of photography, dies at 74
Renowned documentary photographer and former professor of visual and environmental studies Chris Killip died from lung cancer on Oct. 13. He was 74. Killip was a professor of photography in VES (now...
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