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Sean Collier Fuels Team Collier Strong
WBZ recently did a story on the Collier family and how they are dealing with the death of MIT Officer Sean Collier. Murdered last year in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings he has become known for so much of what is good about being in law enforcement and for just being an overall […]
Who Says Harvard is Stuffy?
The Harvard Baseball team is giving the world a new view on Harvard. Of course, Harvard is great at academics and sometimes they take themselves a little too seriously but this bunch of Harvard Baseball Players may have a career in video. The video of them lip syncing to “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae […]
Lady Gaga Makes a Stand at Harvard
Whether you are young enough to be a Lady Gaga fan or not or even whether you are gay or not you have to admire the passion with which she is taking on the very tough issues of intolerance in our society. The more publicized spin seems to be the focus on bullying but she […]
Cambridge – “On the Shoulders of Giants”
Recently Cambridge unveiled its Walk of Fame of Inventors in where else but Kendall Square. The walk is outside the Kendall Sq T station and features 7 “stars” honoring inventors and entrepreneurial visionaries. NECN reported on the unveiling and I liked the saying borrowed from Sir Isaac Newton about “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” […]
Fresh Pond Update and the Birds
Being someone who frequents the Fresh Pond Mall I had heard the stories of the birds that had actually made an office building ledge their home. I had heard about it but I recently actually got a chance to see both them and the traffic jam of people and cars that they cause. My family […]
Amy Poehler kicks off Memorial Day Weekend
Harvard Magazine was nice enough to tape Amy Poehler’s speech at Harvard College Class Day. Her speech was both funny and insightful. Commencements and Memorial Day tend to be more serious but her speech actually made me realize that we live in a challenging world but that makes it even more important to be able […]
Genzyme Finally Sells – Henri Termeer to Resign
Well whether you wanted Genzyme to be bought or not many of us are happy the back and forth with Sanofi-Aventis is finally over. The 9 month drama was painful to watch since most of us in Massachusetts are wary of what the takeover may bring. Though many second guessed Genzyme management for not accepting […]
Harvard’s Connection to the Oscars
Though Harvard tends to be associated more with achievements in business or science the annual Hasty Pudding Pot awards reminds us that “the Theatre” is also a significant part the Harvard experience. Yesterday Harvard’s Theater club honored Julianne Moore, an actress that though recently was snubbed by the Academy Awards received a Golden Globe nomination […]
MIT Grad Ray Kurzweil – A Trancendent Man?
Many in the MIT community are probably aware that one of their famous grads, Ray Kurzweil now has a documentary movie about his life and ideas out, Transcendent Man. Though it has been “out” for a while it has really experienced limited release with showings at film festivals including the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival back […]
Shaq the Big Shamrock Makes an Impact
Did you think Shaquille was here only to play basketball? Last week he thrilled fans and passersby when he visited Cambridge’s Harvard Square. He posed like a statue and it appeared the “show” was being filmed. Maybe it will be part of his other professional pursuits in entertainment like the Shaq VS TV series on […]
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