This February, President Obama met leaders from over 60 countries in Washington for a global discussion on how to combat extremism in light of continuing attacks around the world. While talks about terrorism often revolve around military action, Obama’s speech linked oppression and extremism, indicating ...
Red Sox pitchers and catchers reported to Fort Myers, Fla. for spring training last Friday, which means it's time to assess the team's active winter.While I wasn't crazy about the splashy Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval signings, I'll readily admit that Boston's lineup is much ...
Whether taken from religion, deep philosophical reflection or (god help us) enrapturing television programs like Game of Thrones, unique moral codes guide us through ambiguous and sticky situations. How else would we know how to act when vying for free rooms in Eaton? Why else would we stop stealing cups from Dewick?
What do you have buried in your basement? During my childhood, my basement always represented a mixture of the known and unknown elements of my life, the familiar and the scary. It was where I played ping pong with my dad most evenings, and where I could play with my Legos and building blocks. But that ...
There is a phrase in French -- beaucoup du monde -- that literally means "a lot of the world." You use it to describe whenever there are a lot of people out and about; for example, il y a beaucoup du monde dans les rues aujourd'hui, which means, "there are a lot of people in the streets ...
When Jose Mourinho was christened "The Chosen One" during his first stint at Chelsea, he must really have internalized the sobriquet, evident in the way he now metes it out quite liberally, a modern King Midas, having convinced himself -- and trying to us -- that not only he, but the teams ...
Dear sad boys/girls/non-gender binary conforming friends,Sometimes you just get rad sad. Maybe you were happy thinking about the Boston Olympics, but then remembered this is the city where you can fall into a snow bank and then eventually be birthed from it a few days later. I’ve personally entered ...
Little known fact: You can shine your shoes with the inside of a banana peel.I didn’t believe it at first, either. But one day, my friend approached me with a dusty pair of black leather Oxfords and said, “Dude I want to wear these, but they really need a shine.”I sensed an opportunity. “Do ...
The 2015 catcher situation is quite similar to the situation from years past. There are about 10 solid number-one catchers, followed by 15 almost interchangeable players. Then there are some unusable starters and minor league prospects rounding out the bottom of the list.Buster Posey and Jonathan Lucroy ...
As a voracious reader all throughout my childhood, I have encountered a huge variety of books over the years since I learned to read. Reading became less popular among my friends as I got older, but I always begged my parents to let me read any book I could get my hands on. Given the huge library of books I read in the first few years of my literary life, it should be hard to pick out favorite books and a favorite series. However, to this day, at the ripe stage of a college sophomore, I can look back on my childhood and easily pick out my favorites.
During a recent trek through the arctic to visit campus, I stopped by The Rez, decked out in an excess of Tufts apparel to fill up on over-priced bulk coffee. During this visit, a bold Rez employee had the audacity to ask me if I was a prospective student*, to which I responded with a less than flattering ...
Since we’ve all taken high school English, I’m going to go ahead and assume we’ve all read (or at least skimmed the Sparknotes for) Homer’s epic "The Odyssey," which tells the story of one extremely unfortunate traveler’s 20-year journey home from the Trojan War. Homeboy Odysseus ...
The 64th NBA All-Star game took place on Sunday night in New York City, and the Western All-Stars defeated the Eastern All-Stars in a high-scoring affair, 163-158. Since the NBA has taken a break and some players have returned to their collegiate stomping grounds, I too will take a peek into the college ...
As an Environmental Studies and International Relations (IR) major (probably), I’ve discovered that there are a few topics you’re bound to encounter in almost any class that addresses the politics of the environment. One of these topics is “overpopulation.”In my Introduction to International ...
Rebecca: “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape,” is one of those positive self-talk quotes. The man who coined this phrase (Michael McGriffy) has never met Pooja, nor has he seen her in Power Yoga. This semester, Pooj insisted we take yoga, reminding me that she had ...
While we in the US ate chocolates and celebrated love, Bahrain commemorated another occasion. This year, Feb. 14 marks the fourth anniversary of the most recent revolution. Unfortunately, the repression continues, and this Valentine’s Day is marked by more forceful responses to continuing protests, ...
Harvard. Our illustrious neighboring academic institution proves more than an academic rival. Pushing aside the cliché of Harvard exclusivity, the university houses a newly remodeled collection of its three art museums, the Arthur M. Sackler, Fogg and Busch-Reisinger, that are open to the public. The ...
As the New England Patriots make their latest victory tour, I can't help but feel incredibly blessed. In my 22 years on this planet -- every one of them spent living in Massachusetts -- I have witnessed Boston sports teams win nine titles. The Hub of the Universe has become the Hub of Sports Championships. ...
In lieu of a typical column -- 600-ish words written by someone who has a genuine interest in a thing that is genuinely interesting -- this week I will be sharing something I wrote with a friend. It’s not particularly pertinent, radically relevant or especially excellent, but it was a lot of fun to write and maybe a little fun to read.
In the New York Times last week, writer Jon Ronson chronicled the swift demise of a woman named Justine Sacco at the hands of a ruthless Twitter mob. With each successive tableau, Sacco makes her way gradually from antagonist to victim, her situation reaching a nadir, perhaps, when she is disowned ...
