Jim Cramer; No. 31 on the
Harvard 100. He knew
the market was going down.
You should have listened.
PAGE 41
FEATURE STORIES
Frank Rich and Alex Witchel, reading their favorite newspaper.
40
THE HARVARD 100
Our third annual status-anxiety-provoking list of Harvard's most influential alumni. Once again, you're probably not on it.
BONUS FEATURES:
THEY'RE JUST LIKE US!
WHO WORE IT BEST?
ROBERTS'S RULES OF (REVERSE) ORDER—an explanatory guide to our ranking of the six Supreme Court justices on the list.
66
THE COGS OF WAR
At the White House and in Baghdad, NIK STEINBERG uncovers a cadre of Harvard political scientists at the controls of the Bush Iraq war machine. At the center of it, in the final days of Bush's first term, was former Kennedy School associate dean Robert Blackwill, also known as the Shadow.
78
AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES
One of New York Times columnist Frank Rich's sons writes for Saturday Night Live. The other is a published novelist. And they don't like what you're thinking. KIMBERLY THORPE profiles Nathaniel and Simon Rich.
86
SHE PUTS THE O IN OBAMA
Does it strike you as strange that our new first lady appears to be partial to sleeveless dresses, a flippy haircut, and pearls? NELL SCOVELL examines the curious coincidence of the Obama-Kennedy fashion connection.
"There, framed in the doorway, one hand entwined about
the harsh leather of the reins, dark blond curls breathing with
a life of their own...stood The Stable Boy." PAGE 26
THE H BOMB
Who Else?
11
FEED ME!
A nearly definitive list of the high schools that produced the Harvard class of 2012. BY CHARLETON LAMB
22
KAAVYA EMPTOR
Accused plagiarist Kaavya Viswanathan has written another novel. This one won't get her in trouble, because she won't let you read it. BY GREG ATWAN
21
THIS MONTH IN ALAN DERSHOWITZ
In yet more interviews, the professor reminds us: I still exist. BY GREG ATWAN
23
TWEED DATING
Does your diploma make you more attractive to online daters? We find out. BY GREG ATWAN AND KIMBERLY THORPE
24
LIBERAL SHOCKER: GEORGE BUSH IS MY FIRST COUSIN!
A radical documentary filmmaker reveals his odd relationship with the president. BY STACY SULLIVAN
26
QUO BODICE?
Three randy undergrads pen a serial sex novel. Horses are involved. BY KIMBERLY THORPE
ONLY THE BEST
28
A SUPERLATIVE GIFT GUIDE
THE EXAMINER
Remember Soul Man?
You Should.
91
movies SOUL KISS
ARMOND WHITE credits the presidency of Barack Obama to a little-known 1986 comedy flop called Soul Man.
94
restaurants OVERSTUFFED SHIRTS
The Harvard Club is for schmoozers, not losers. MIKE ALBO eats among the horned animals, alive and dead, and tries hard not to feel out of place.
97
books THATCHER IN THE RYE
EDWARD CHAMPION peruses a pompous British doorstop and takes a glimpse at the dark side of the PBS children's classic Sesame Street.
100
mixed media SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRED
From the wilds of Nebraska comes 15-year-old Lucas Cruikshank, YouTube's biggest new star. JESSICA ROY tries not to be jealous.
LOVE STORY
104
LIFE SWAP
Two same-sex sesquipedalians ride off into the crepuscule. BY MARA ALTMAN