The Presidents of Harvard University Vol. 4 – The 20th Century and Beyond

Welcome to the last installment of the Fancy Plans mini-series Presidents of Harvard. As we roll through the 20th century and into the 21st, we continue to wish Harvard the best of luck in all their endeavors, such as cranking out spoiled children with Presidential aspirations and paying lip service to any sport that doesn’t […]

The Presidents of Harvard University Vol. 3 – Wrapping Up the Nineteenth Century

This volume (3, for those keeping score) takes us through the last half of a tumultuous century, which saw a civil war, the rise of the railroad, the advent of opium addiction, the blaming of said railroad workers, the “railroading” of said opium-addicted railroad workers, various land grabs, tangles with Spain and Little Spain (Mexico) […]

The Presidents of Harvard University Vol. 2 – The Next Hundred Years (Very Approximately)

In case you’re playing catch-up, you can check out the beginning of this glorious (and fact-free) page in history here in The First Hundred Years. If you’ve been playing along since the beginning, please mark spot “N-45.” This is your bonus free space. Without further preamble, Fancy Plans presents Vol. 2 in the remarkable history […]

The Presidents of Harvard University: the First 100 Years

For your consideration today: the presidents of Harvard University, whose hallowed halls and large endowments have fathered many of our nation’s leaders. Without further fucking around, we present a history of this fine institution, as seen through the eyes of its leaders.

Dear Harvard…

To the Admissions Board of Harvard University: This letter of intent has been written to announce my intentions to receive a four-year scholarship as your starting quarterback. While I have had a few options in the academic market, none of the community colleges or online universities have the wealth of history (and history of wealth) […]

Searchfest! Vol. 1

An intermittent roundup of what people are actually looking for when they stumble across our homepage. (“How intermittent?” I hear you ask. [Presses “Mute”.]) (Note: those of you fearing for the future of the world after reading through this probably NSFW list should keep in mind that some of these searches are singular, so it’s […]