Tag: History of American Popular Culture

• Hasty Pudding Season

  On Thursday I went to the Hasty Pudding Play with some fellows and again on Friday with the Quincy’s & dined there also. Saturday afternoon after rowing I went into…

• The World Turned Upside Down

  Tradition holds that as the defeated British soldiers retired off the field at Yorktown, their regimental band struck up an ancient march, The World Turned Upside Down: If buttercups buzz’d…

• Shopping for Gems and Snaps

  In years past, the course, Introduction to Congress, had a reputation as one of the easiest at Harvard College. Some of the 279 students who took it in the spring…

• Just in Time for Presidents’ Day

  Hello All! Several of you have written to me in the last few weeks wondering why things have been so quiet lately.  The fault, I’m afraid, is all mine. On…

• Boo HOO!

  Many of Boston’s suburbs (including the house of your favorite editor) may be under snow and without power from the worst October snow storm ever, but still, what’s a little…

• The Harvard TR Knew

  As part of my  Six Buildings That Shaped Harvard History tour for the HAA coming up on the 15th and again on the 26th, I’ve been doing quite a bit…