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Back to Normal

Endpaper: On Airplanes and Endings

Perhaps the problem with searching for those moments of decisive finality is that they rarely exist in the first place.

Toxic: The Media’s War on Britney Spears

The inherent nature of traditional media and social media — one that scrutinizes the livelihoods of celebrities — still exercises a form of control over Britney Spears, even from fans with good intentions.

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables: Will Small Businesses Weather the Pandemic?

In this moving photo essay, staff writer Charles Hua documents how small businesses in Cambridge have grappled with COVID-19. As he depicts the vibrant city’s efforts to reopen, he asks: What have we lost? And how will we recover?

Democratic Backsliding: The Coup in Myanmar

On Feb. 1, Myanmar’s decade-long experiment with democracy was put on hold as the military seized power. Yet the people of Myanmar, in an extraordinary display of courage, keep pouring on the streets in the hopes of restoring democracy.

Social Media in Conversation

Is it ethical to allow misinformation and inflammatory speech on social media platforms? What should be done about such speech? Staff writers Lauren Baehr and Jacob Ostfeld offer their perspectives.

Investigating the Impact of the Pandemic Through the Eyes of Three Harvard Workers and Union Leaders

The feature presents unfiltered quotes from my three conversations with three Harvard union leaders, who share the importance of recognizing Harvard employees and the potential that undergraduate students have to amplify these workers’ voices.

Back from the Capitol: The QAnon Identity Crisis

QAnon’s unprecedented popularity reveals not only the individual disillusionment of thousands of Americans, but also the larger American identity crisis that emerged leading up to, during and since the end of the Trump administration.

President’s Note: “Back to Normal”

We began by turning inward, then we looked backwards, and now, after an interlude, we look forward.