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The Year a Beat Poet Squatted at Harvard
In 1954, Gregory Corso moved into Eliot House. How he stayed there is a literary legend.
A.O. Scott on the Value of Movie Reviews
The longtime New York Times film critic navigates the changing world of moviemaking—and moviegoing.
The Talent for Aging Well
George E. Vaillant's generational research on Harvard men unveils the differences that distinguish the "happy-well" from the "sad-sick" in later life.
Historian Elizabeth Hinton: a profile
Historian Elizabeth Hinton probes the roots of a gathering crisis.
A life lesson from Willie Banks
A life lesson from Willie Banks
David Damrosch promotes world literature
David Damrosch’s literary global reach
Adella Hunt Logan
Brief life of a rebellious black suffragist: 1863-1915
Jack Szostak pursues the biggest questions on Earth
Jack Szostak’s pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth
Ellen Newbold La Motte
Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961
Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina Bolotnikova
Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.
DNA testing leads Stuart Schreiber to welcome answers
A scientist discovers his own family’s secrets.