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Sequestering Carbon Dioxide in Diamonds
Countering greenhouse gases by making diamonds from the sky
The Context: Arthur C. Brooks on “Revenge Bedtime Procrastination”
Presenting our best archival work on sleep
by Jacob Sweet
Re-remembering Juneteenth
Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her unusually personal book on the holiday.
Katori Hall Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Gary Urton Stripped of Emeritus Status
An investigation finds the former anthropology professor “engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct and abused power,” among other violations of institutional policies and values
Contending with Long Covid
Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
Here comes the sun
Where to explore, relax, and renew this season, from the Berkshires to the beach
by Kara Baskin
Harvard Art Museums names a new curator
Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
A New Way
President Bacow on exploring better work-life balance after the pandemic
Letters from our readers
A standard-setter retires—plus U.S. presidential debates, Overseer elections, admissions biases
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.