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...radiation are patterns of warmer and cooler spots, marking places where matter was a little more or less dense than average--spots that would eventually evolve into the clusters of galaxies and empty spaces that we see today. These patterns were first detected in crude form by the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite in 1992, but without enough detail for much to be said about them...
...Table, Poudre de Riz, an unusual pointillist portrait in soft pinks and grays that once belonged to Theo van Gogh, makes a perfect foil for Van Gogh's Portrait of Patience Escalier - a gnarled Provençal peasant in bright blue, red and yellow against a vivid orange background - just as Van Gogh suggested it would, because his peasant's "sun-steeped, sunburned quality, tanned and weathered, would show up all that more effectively beside all that face powder and elegance." The exhibit has been elegantly arranged by interior designer Thierry Despont, including a replica of Van Gogh's small...
Rebekah L. Crooks ’05 realized how different her background was from many Harvard students in an economics class last year. “The professor said that the average yearly income for a family of four was $50,000,” she recalls. “Someone raised their hand and asked, ‘How can a family of four live off of $50,000 a year?’ I wanted to say, ‘Well...
Fitzgerald’s background couldn’t have hurt his chances at getting into Harvard, although his acceptances at nine other colleges suggest he probably didn’t need the tip factor. He was never particularly Harvard-focused: he hadn’t spent a significant amount of time on campus before he showed up for the First-year Outdoor Program, and his family never pressured him to go. “My family wanted me to go to a good college, a respectable place,” he says. “They didn?...
Brown says her small-town background has motivated her to explore Boston—she goes to movies, stores and dance clubs as much as she can. She excelled in her most recent ballroom competition, and she’s been invited to join Pleiades, a new women’s social club. Meanwhile, her brother Jared has applied to Harvard, and Brown hopes he’ll have the honor of being the second person from her high school to attend...