New bell for Harvard's Memorial Church
In 2011, the Memorial Church bell got a new clapper—and cracked; recordings replaced its ringing. This replacement, cast by John Taylor Bell Foundry, of the United Kingdom (which made the original in 1926), was hoisted into place on June 16. Genuine clangs resumed.
Gathering spots that warm and delight us
Julie Bargmann and her D.I.R.T. Studio give new life to abandoned mines, car plants, and more.
Architectural historian Catherine Zipf is building a database of Green Book sites.
Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.
