http://www.thecrimson.com/magazine.aspx The Harvard Crimson :: The University Daily Since 1873 Copyright 2009, The Harvard Crimson, Inc. Dungeons & Dragons. The name invokes basements and chains, medieval turrets, and mythical creatures. It sounds like the type of thing social misfits with headgear and B.O. would play in their mothers’ basements. It is the name of “the game.” http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529942 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:42:10 GMT The phrase “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” is often used to justify weekend Facebook photos, but many do not know that these words originated in an article about Puritan funeral services by a University of New Hampshire grad student who is now an accomplished Harvard professor. Indeed, Pulitzer Prize-winning Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the History Department’s 300th Anniversary University Professor and the current president of the American Historical Association, recently received the John F. Kennedy Medal of the Massachusetts Historical Society, becoming the first woman to do so. FM got the chance to speak with her about her latest award, her career as an historian, and her love of the seemingly mundane. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529910 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:32:45 GMT Don’t worry about it. You know what? Not even mad. It’s water under the bridge—less than that—poop shards under the water. I haven’t even begun to forget to remember it. That’s how chill it is that Monday was my birthday and you completely missed it. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529909 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:32:01 GMT You know what, Liz Lemon? “30 Rock” may have three-peated its “Best Comedy” routine, but you can suck it. We get it­­—you’re a nerd, but people still love you. You’re “unattractive” but you’re actually still pretty. You have no social grace but you still manage to have friends. Pretty much your life is perfect. I don’t know about the rest of you, but Tina Fey playing America’s unsociable, flatulent, yet lovable, nerd is beginning to piss me off. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529908 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:29:33 GMT Last Thursday night, FM hiked over to Science Center D to listen to a stick-up boy, a lesbian cop, and a stool pigeon junkie lead a discussion on the inner city before a crowd of Harvard students. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529907 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:02:11 GMT You may have heard of Mike A. Einziger; he’s best known as the guitarist of the band Incubus, but he’s also a student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and his most recent project combines these two worlds. On November 21, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, musicians Rachel E. Lee ’10, Lucy M. Caplan ’12, and Xin “Cindy” Wang ’10 from Harvard will be among the performers for a piece written by Einziger for 12 strings and 12 guitars. The concert is the opening of a series celebrating West Coast music, to which Einziger has been asked to contribute. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529903 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:11:47 GMT In the midst of one of our greatest recessions, economists are hotter than your last late afternoon romp in Widener stacks. This week, FM decided to journey over to one of the hottest (and economically sound) real estate investments around—the home of Professor N. Greogry Mankiw, one of Harvard’s favorite economists. What better home to investigate than his? Brick Center Hall Colonial, built in 1932. Three stories. 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms. Location: Wellesley, MA. Size: Approximately 6,500 square feet. Price: Undisclosed. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529901 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:11:21 GMT There are many buzzwords used to describe the fashion high life, but only one to describe the freshman costume contest this past Friday in Annenberg: Fab-BOO-lous. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529900 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:08:40 GMT Paper, reading, midterm, paper, rinse, repeat–after a semester of arduous and sometimes tedious work, for many students, J-term is a welcome break from the frenetic pace of Harvard life. But it’s definitely not a reason to go into hibernation. While many J-term activities may not be officially organized by the University–students and student groups alike are taking the time to focus on what they really enjoy. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529782 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:17:03 GMT Last Friday, yet another celebrity caused a swarm of students, professors, and local residents to line the streets of Cambridge. Move over Suri Cruise, President of the United States Barack H. Obama was in town. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=529781 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:13:43 GMT