Music Snobbery and the Case for Pop
By Lily Hu
The HPR's first symposium of Café B&A studies the ideas and objectivity of Steven Pinker in his new book.
By Michael Cotter, Joshua Lipson, and Caitlin Pendleton
Editor's Picks
The Resexification of War?
Grave of the Fireflies and Apocalypse Now showed malnourished toddlers and heads on stakes; Call of Duty shows badass special ops troopers shooting terrorists and riding snowmobiles.
By Ethan Loewi
Act of Valor and the Limits of Elitism
Even in the military, there are glimmers of the hubris and self-confidence that elite institutions can breed—especially in deep secrecy.
By Jonathan Yip
From the Magazine
Chomsky on 9/11
Was there an alternative to that disastrous September day? A review of Chomsky's recent book.
By Luke Escobar
A Way to Calm the Storm
Student musician Nick Mendez '15 on the unity of music against the tensions of politics
Music Everywhere
The next in our featured student musician interviews, featuring Meredith Baker '13
The Corruption of Language
Shariar Mandanipour on dissidence, censorship, and the freedom to write in Iran
Chomsky on 9/11
Was there an alternative to that disastrous September day? A review of Chomsky's recent book.
Obama’s Other Balancing Act
The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency by Randall Kennedy
Understanding Art and Border Smudging
Raúl Cárdenas Osuna, Torolab, and the art of community intervention in Mexico
Words Are Power
How could a man with simply a grammar school’s education go on to be one of the most celebrated authors of all time?
A Weekend To Remember
Perhaps we should appreciate that in the midst of our messy, complicated lives we experienced an intimate moment with someone that will impact the way we live.
The Legend, the Vocalist, the Freshman
An interview with Charlotte McKechnie '15, vocalist and former BBC Young Chorister of the Year
