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...than a plot point, an answer to the question, “Which side are you on?” But in the hands of an author like Michael Chabon—whose “Yiddish Policemen’s Union” is my book of the summer??problems like evil, exile, redemption, faith, and identity become so much more: questions contained in plot and action, character and style, dialogue and metaphysical meditation. Chabon has made no secret of his interest in genre fiction and desire to obliterate the supposed highbrow/lowbrow divide. In 2005, he wrote...
Since most Harvard students spent their summers either in a musically backward part of the world or trapped in investment banking hell, here’s a recap of the summer??s notable pop hits. Soulja Boy – “Crank That” If a breakthrough single is tied to a specific dance, it’s a good indicator that the musician’s not going to be around for long. As Los Del Rio could tell you, originating a fad is the same as having an expiration date. Fortunately for Soulja...
Despite strong returns under El-Erian, HMC was not completely immune to this summer??s financial crisis—the endowment lost $350 million in July when Sowood Capital Management, a hedge fund founded by former HMC manager Jeffrey B. Larson, collapsed. But overall, HMC made gains of 0.4 percent that month...
...wake of the summer??s subprime mortgage meltdown, Harvard economists are divided on the course of action Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke ’75 should take at the Fed’s upcoming policy meeting. Subprime mortgages—loans which banks make on highly favorable terms to potential homeowners with weak credit histories—became common in recent years, but a rash of recent defaults has sent the mortgage industry into turmoil. Amidst worries that the mortgage crisis could be causing a general economic slowdown, many argue that an interest rate...
...phone can get one to use as a replacement to the red phone.”Red phones will remain in proctor and tutor suites, and in Quad dorms, after what Nelson called “an exhaustive study of the cellular connectivity in the Houses and dorms this summer?? revealed that the cellular service in the Quad was poor. Regular land-line phone service will be available to students willing to bring their own phones and pay the expense of the service, according to Nelson. —Staff writer Christian B. Flow can be reached...