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Black and white photo of a large mushroom cloud rising above the horizon.

Open Book: A New Nuclear Age

Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.

A black and white cartoon shows a computer-user, with Earth’s globe for a head, stares into a screen, while spiders labeled “hate,” “misinformation,” “fear,” and “lies” crawl across his body, wrapping him in their webs.

Truer than Reality

Kevin Kallaugher on the art of editorial cartooning

by Dan Kelly

Photo of Bobby Johnson outside of Superior Court in New Haven on September 4, 2015, released from prison after nine years for a murder he did not commit

“Fallen to the Depths”

Nicholas Dawidoff’s wrenching account of urban inequity

Juna Gjata with a microphone in front of her

Freedom from Food

A lifelong struggle with body image led Juna Gjata to podcasting.

by Jacob Sweet

Image of Winslow Homer’s painting Fresh Eggs, 1874

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

A Mughal baby jacket, masterful textile work

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Green and Colorado River junction

An Astronomer's Desert Photography

Photographer Stephen Strom explores otherworldly landscapes

by Nancy Walecki

A portrait phot of Emily Carmichael

Beasts of the Big Screen

Jurassic World Dominion screenwriter Emily Carmichael on scripting Hollywood sci-fi epics

by Nicolas Rapold

Disagreeing Well

Harvard debater Bo Seo writes about productive differences of opinion.

Illustration of students and challenges in college today

Aiming for Excellence

New books by Harvard experts on college preparation, rankings, student experiences, and institutional strategies

by John S. Rosenberg

Four people perform a balancing act in a forest, with two standing on shoulders.

An Acrobat Takes Flight

Anna Soltys Morse and the art of hand-to-hand flying

by Lydialyle Gibson