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...after the Pearl Harbor attacks, George I. Fujimoto ’42, a biochemistry concentrator of Japanese descent, was quoted in these pages as saying, “I don’t see how this situation can affect me at all. I am an American like the rest of us, involved...
WHAT IS LUXURY? These days that's the question that inspires luxury-goods purveyors as this increasingly competitive business heats up for the holidays. There are the obvious untouchable luxuries, such as the stunning pearl-and-diamond Chanel brooch that graces our cover or the $172,425 limited-edition Montblanc pen smothered in diamonds. Hey, how about a $49,500 handmade Vividus bed from Sweden? Some luxuries are priceless. A quick poll of peers would probably reveal that most people consider time to be their greatest indulgence, especially in this age of 24/7 mobile communication devices. Others might list dream...
...Once pearls were considered far more valuable than diamonds, since only 1 in 10,000 oysters may contain a round natural pearl. In Roman times, pearls were so sought after and expensive that Julius Caesar barred women below a certain rank from wearing them. It wasn't until Kokichi Mikimoto, founder of Mikimoto pearls, successfully cultured pearls in the early 1900s that they could be easily matched and made into necklaces (before that, it could take up to 10 years to find enough matching pearls to make a strand). It was Coco Chanel who exploited the discovery of cultured pearls...
Size also matters. The larger South Sea pearls, typically 12 to 20 mm, tend to have a more satiny appearance, whereas the smaller akoyas, 7 to 9 mm, are prized for their quicksilver, mirrorlike sheen. To judge a pearl's luster, hold it under a light. If you see a bright, sharp reflection, the pearl has high luster and most likely a higher price...
...problems. The event is one in a series of anti-administration rallies and demonstrations that are quickly becoming a weekly ritual at Harvard. But this late ’60s scene is happening almost three decades too early. The date is April 18, 1940. A year later, the Pearl Harbor bombing and the country’s entry into the Second World War would remind the United States and its citizens of the impossibility of the American bubble, and Harvard would be no exception. The debate over the war foreshadowed the radical transformation that Harvard would undergo after...