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Facebook is five. Maybe you didn't get it in your news feed, but it was in February 2004 that Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, along with some classmates, launched the social network that ate the world. Did he realize back then in his dorm that he was witnessing merely the larval stage of his creation? For what began with college students has found its fullest, richest expression with us, the middle-aged. Here are 10 reasons Facebook is for old fogies...
...Soldier of the Great War, by Mark Helprin One of my favorite books, which I'm rereading. This gorgeous tale unfolds in Umbria as an old man walks--for three days--with a young boy and recounts his experiences in World War I, a war that the boy knows nothing about. The language is exquisite, the imagery powerful, and funny...
...Changes Your Brain By Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman; Ballantine
Before Facebook, there was TheSpark; and before Mark Zuckerberg, there was a posse of Harvard Grads carving out a crimson corner on the Web. Sam A. Yagan ’99 and the other founders of SparkNotes have struck gold again with OkCupid.com, an online dating site for the younger set. FM sat down with the seasoned Web savant just in time for Valentine?...
...Jesse Jantzen ’04, a three-time place winner. Lee also punctuated his career with a 1951 AAU National Championship at 125 lbs. The two-time Crimson captain returned to his alma mater in 1956 to continue his leadership efforts as a coach. After leaving his mark on all levels of the program as freshman team head coach and assistant varsity coach, Lee took full control of the varsity squad from his coach and mentor, Bob Pickett, in 1968. Lee enjoyed an 18-year tenure as the face of Harvard wrestling, compiling a 165-121-5 record, including...