Cupid's arrow strikes the Hill

Legend has it that St. Valentine, a young priest in third-century Rome, once defied an imperial order prohibiting marriage for potential soldiers. Against the word of Emperor Claudius II, Valentine secretly married young lovers, the story goes. During his resulting imprisonment, he sent a letter to a young female visitor from his cell. The rest is history.

Today, the Daily takes a look at the more modern side of the holiday of love in a series of articles across three sections:

Features – An experiment in speed dating, pictured above, anti-love potions and the color red as an aphrodisiac.
Arts – A book review of "Sex Whisperer" and a look at a film series at the Brattle Theatre. 
Sports –  A preview of tomorrow's Valentine Invitational, a track meet at MIT.