The newly bought flashlight pierced the darkness, but the number on the house was nowhere to be seen. I hopped out of the warm car and crunched over ice covering the front lawn for a closer look. I peeked behind … Read more
A year ago, I was lapping up all Harvard had to offer, from poetry criticism with Helen Vendler to economic policy with Larry Summers. Even more compelling were my fellow fellows. Last April, with the daffodils and tulips in … Read more
All of a sudden, I heard a massive boom. I felt the ground shake, and saw the plume of white smoke rising from the sidewalk. Then I heard the second explosion. My first instinct was … Read more
A still from the video shot by David Abel. As part of his Nieman Fellowship, Boston Globe reporter David Abel is taking a class on how to make documentary films. Yesterday he … Read more
