On September 16, 2016, international human rights lawyer and red carpet frequenter Amal Clooney delivered a damning speech in front of the United Nations Security Council. Following a string of high-profile clients such as Julian Assange and the form...
Maxine de Havenon
Maxine de Havenon '19 is a Political Science concentrator. She is a Culture Staff Writer at BPR.
On September 16, 2016, international human rights lawyer and red carpet frequenter Amal Clooney delivered a damning speech in front of the United Nations Security Council. Following a string of high-profile clients such as Julian Assange and the form...
In the aftermath of the recent, logic-defying presidential election, many commentators sought to rationalize one of the most surprising upsets in the history of American politics. Why did the election turn out the way it did? How did the polls get th...
In the aftermath of the recent, logic-defying presidential election, many commentators sought to rationalize one of the most surprising upsets in the history of American politics. Why did the election turn out the way it did? How did the polls get th...
Almost every year since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Committee has handpicked the figures that their voters believe represent the superlative in chemistry, literature, peace, physics and physiology. These laureates are then added to the annals of...
Almost every year since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Committee has handpicked the figures that their voters believe represent the superlative in chemistry, literature, peace, physics and physiology. These laureates are then added to the annals of...
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third term as President in 1941, he promised voters, “Your President says this country is not going to war.” Less than a year later under the Lend-Lease Act, the US began deliberately shippi...
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third term as President in 1941, he promised voters, “Your President says this country is not going to war.” Less than a year later under the Lend-Lease Act, the US began deliberately shippi...
Since its inception at the turn of the 20th Century — when the industrial revolution enabled mass production of garments — the fashion industry has dictated standards of beauty for men and women around the world. For the past hundred years, cons...
Since its inception at the turn of the 20th Century — when the industrial revolution enabled mass production of garments — the fashion industry has dictated standards of beauty for men and women around the world. For the past hundred years, cons...
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural treasures that figuratively and literally pierce the heart of the Middle East. In response to this tragedy, the arch from...
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural treasures that figuratively and literally pierce the heart of the Middle East. In response to this tragedy, the arch from...
When Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, her emotional concession speech highlighted something she had ignored for most of her campaign: that she was a woman running for president. She professed her gratitude to th...
When Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, her emotional concession speech highlighted something she had ignored for most of her campaign: that she was a woman running for president. She professed her gratitude to th...
Every year, the front three or four rows of the Dolby Theater, the permanent home of the Academy Awards, are reserved for nominees, past winners and their dates. As the lights dim the ceremony begins, and when the stars take their seats, the faces of...
Every year, the front three or four rows of the Dolby Theater, the permanent home of the Academy Awards, are reserved for nominees, past winners and their dates. As the lights dim the ceremony begins, and when the stars take their seats, the faces of...