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...Mexico, this process took an absurd turn when an Austrian archduke was installed as Emperor of Mexico by the French forces of Napoleon III. After defeating the Habsburg Emperor, local conservatives argued that the hero of the r??sistance, Benito Juárez, concentrated too much power. So, they brought the army general to the foreground. Porfirio Díaz deposed the dictator-to-be, and became “President.” He then ruled unchallenged for thirty years...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Better Luck Next Time | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

It’s not surprising. After experiencing the stress of recruiting season, is it any surprise that Harvard students approach relationships like it’s a job? Even on dates, people often repeat their r??sumés as if they’re on interviews...

Author: By Lena Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Suiting Up for Sex | 10/4/2006 | See Source »

Royal is also willing to capitalize on her pulchritude. "Her strategy, which she exercises with no scruples, is one of seduction, and that's a new thing in French politics," says R??gine Lemoine-Darthois, co-author of a recent book about women of Royal's generation titled An Age Called Desire. "She holds up a mirror to French women that they find very agreeable: to knock men dead while being a woman of power. She's proof that you don't have to abandon your femininity to make it." At a campaign meeting in Paris earlier this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Woman Who Would Be France's President | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

...full menu of pub grub, the Cambridge Queen’s Head will feature three sizes of appetizers: the “floater,” for one; the “blocking group,” for six to eight; and the pièce de r??sistance, the “endowment,” a giant H-shaped platter featuring every appetizer on the menu...

Author: By Daniel J. Mandel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Project Social Life | 9/20/2006 | See Source »

...works on paper by Sickert will be available by appointment at the Fogg’s Agnes Mongan Center, but that there are currently no plans to exhibit the works. However, one painting by Sickert–“Portrait of Thér??se Lessore”–is currently on display in the Fogg...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Possible ‘Jack the Ripper’ Paintings Coming to Harvard | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

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