On What's Invisible At Harvard: A Conversation
As a Crimson alum, all I can say is a resounding Yes: this dialogue is spot-on about the weird class issues that permeate the place. I think a lot of us eventually found the circles where they fit in: for me, my friends came from similar middle-class backgrounds, all on financial aid/working jobs and we shared interests; and then there were the people who were regulars on Newbury Street and the finals club scene, the athletes, etc. But I skipped the 5-year reunion and am still on the fence about the 10....
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 2:11 pm
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On Becoming Joan Didion
Correction, her Vogue essay "Jealousy" is available online, sort of: if your local university/research library subscribes to the Vogue Archive database (published by ProQuest), they've digitally scanned the essay as well all of her others in the magazine. Now I know what I'll be reading for my next few lunch hours. . . .