Around Town


The Candlemakers’ Tale

At first glance, Sniffs of Adventure looks like any other red brick Newbury Street store. But up close, warm yellow lights flickering through the storefront windows and whiffs of fragrance seeping out tell it apart as a one-of-a-kind candle shop.


Ambience and Anecdotes at Looney Tunes Records

Walking around the record store, several elements stand out: a skeleton dressed in a black cap and headphones, empty lava lamps as standing figures, a hanging Peppa Pig figurine. But the most interesting thing about the store is its owner, Pat McGrath, who is always ready to start a conversation.


What Is Harvard Sex Week Trying to Teach Us?

It’s difficult to generalize Sex Week’s programming from its promotional materials alone: On its Instagram, a Canva graphic publicizing a discussion on religion and sexuality sits near a photo of a beaming student holding an Ass Stroker from PeepShow Toys.


Making Harvard Square a Stage

Over the years, Harvard Square has become home to a vibrant group of entertainers, from singing guitarists to spray-paint artists. For many of them, the Square is not just a platform for their performance but also a source of many years of memories.


‘In Deep Aeolic Infinitude’: Catching Wind of the Harvard Whistler’s Society

“For too long, whistling has been sort of a maligned art form, underappreciated in comparison to other forms of music-making,” Tyler Heaton says. “We figured it was high time to put our foot in the door.”


“Sea Monsters” Exhibit Blurs Border Between Monster and Human

Through the juxtaposition of different sea creatures and their relationships to a polluted environment, “Sea Monsters” asks visitors to consider how human-induced climate change might be the true monster deep beneath the waves.


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The Sea Monsters Exhibit in the Harvard Museum of Natural History contrasts traditional depictions of sea monsters with those portraying humans as the real terrors of the sea.


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