02138

The World of Harvard

Sean McManus

Magazine Stories

1. The Anti-Utopian
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Author Chris Hedges talks about new atheists, his faith in the religious impulse, and how to reverse America's march towards plutocracy.

2. Most Likely to Exceed
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Here’s how four Ivys stack up in the race for famous progeny.

3. Cyber Hookup
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

02138 puts Sam Yagan, co-founder of CrazyBlindDate.com, on the hot seat

4. Face Off: War of the Words
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Harvard linguists take verbal jousting to new heights.

5. Transitions: Chasing Whit Stillman
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

After three successful films, the director vanished. Ten years later, he’s back with a movie like nothing he’s done before.

6. Not That Innocent
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Natalie Portman grows up.

7. Futurama's Big Score
Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

The return of Futurama.

8. We Know What You Did Last Summer
Magazine Archives Article : September / October 2007

Think you had a busy summer? These alums just may put you to shame.

9. The Fictional Ten
Magazine Archives Article : September / October 2007

Not all of Harvard's most influential alumni actually, well, exist. Here are 10 alums who are bound to live on in American culture.

Blog Posts

1. Even Lazard writes down
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/07/2008

Things are a little lumpy at Lazard, the swish bank run by Bruce Wasserstein. The firm, which is known for its super-polished M&A business and recently handled the acquisition of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan, posted a 71 percent decline in profits in the first-quarter, according to the Wall Street Journal. This news comes three months after Wasserstein dismissed concerns that Lazard would fall victim to the credit crunch, saying that the company was “not in the subprime business.”

2. Art imitating art imitating art
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/07/2008

hen Vogue premiered its April issue, the Annie Leibovitz photo gracing the cover immediately inflamed racial sensibilities. The photo features LeBron James and supermodel Giselle Bundchen posed in a clear homage to a xenophobic WWI army recruitment poster. Liebovitz apparently failed to explain the reference to Vogue.

3. Criminal behavior
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/07/2008

Albert Cohen, a professor of sociology who spent 25 years teaching courses on criminal behavior, told a Boston judge at a sentencing hearing last week that he can still make ends meet, despite being ripped off by a former financial adviser. According to The Boston Globe, John Baldo spent most of the $1.6 million he stole from the 89-year-old on Las Vegas strippers.

4. 8 Questions for Chester French
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/06/2008

D.A. Wallach and Maxwell Drummey started playing music together as freshman in the basement of a Harvard dorm. Now, the duo has graduated, and everyone from Kanye West to Italian Vogue is all ears.

5. Mort Zuckerman
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/02/2008

The Tabloid Wars

6. Matt Birk
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/02/2008

Matt Birk Will Be Nice to His Probable Successor, John Sullivan.

7. Ken Griffin
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/02/2008

Ken Griffin Almost Goes Public.

8. Michael Bloomberg
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/02/2008

The Dumbest Thing He’s Ever Heard

9. Marlene Krauss
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 05/02/2008

Marlene Krauss ousts Chelsea Hotel Management Firm

10. Antonin Scalia
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/25/2008

Scalia, Unleashed

11. Aga Khan
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/25/2008

The Aga Khan’s Global Vision

12. David Rockefeller, Sr.
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/25/2008

The New Rockefeller Center

13. Al Gore
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/25/2008

The Global Gore Crisis

14. George W. Bush
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/25/2008

President Bush Admits Economy is Sluggish.

15. The Red Album
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/22/2008

Weezer, led by elusive and eccentric front man Rivers Cuomo, is releasing its first album since 2005’s“Make Believe.” Here’s the early buzz on its new single, “Pork ‘n’ Beans.”

16. The Internationalist
Tribe Posting : Spotlight : 04/22/2008

Newsweek Editor Fareed Zakaria on the future of the Muslim world, whether American kids are decadent, and what we can learn from the Swiss.

The Hollywood Issue

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