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Fairbanks, Alaska is an unassuming sort of place: the architecture is generally plain and the winter weather makes thermal underwear a blessing. Tourists use Fairbanks as a gateway to the subarctic wilderness, but a dramatic addition to the skyline is slowing down newcomers on their way through. It's the...
First, it's clear that we don't just search for "love," we Google "love." Over 70% of all U.S. searches on the term occur on Google, compared to 62% overall for regular search terms. What's even more striking than Google's dominance is the degree to which the...
It was a Jekyll-and-Hyde Harvard women’s hockey team that took the ice this weekend against conference foes Cornell and Colgate. Friday night in Ithaca, N.Y., the Olympic trio of Julie Chu, Sarah Vaillancourt, and Caitlin Cahow combined for 17 points as the Crimson (18-6...
Yet, despite our considerable progress, my recent experience volunteering along the Mississippi Gulf Coast has confirmed for me that our work on the racial front is hardly complete. In Biloxi, Gulfport, and throughout the entire Gulf Coast, the differences between racial groups in terms of outlook, opportunities, and outcomes are...
So why did Valencia make this high-stakes bet? Status has something to do with it. In a world where opera is still seen as the highest of high culture, a striking new theater immediately heralds grand ambition. "Valencians are trying for something iconic," says Nicholas Payne, director of Opera...