Harvard Squared

A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
Boat cruising on Boston harbor at twilight

Curiosities: Boston’s Cycleboat Cruises

Enjoying inner harbor views and history

by Nell Porter-Brown

Where to Gift Your Grad

They've got the mortarboard—now support these worthy brick-and-mortars. 

The painting “Love Potion” features two lovers craning toward each other in a boat on roiling ocean waters.

Alexander Gassel retrospective at the Museum of Russian Icons

A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs

by Nell Porter-Brown

A photograph of Piattini’s sunken patio in Boston

Piattini Wine Café

Boston's Piattini Wine Café 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photo of red, white, and orange Houston Astros jersey from 1983 worn by pitcher Joe Niekro

Baseball-jersey fashion

The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Wide view of formal gardens with a historic mansion in the background

Highfield Hall & Gardens, on Cape Cod

The renewed community life of a grand Cape Cod estate

by Nell Porter-Brown

Two hanging bird feeders plus a hanging nesting basket dangle from a tree branch.

Spruce up your own outdoor spaces

Turning your al fresco space into a springtime oasis

by Kara Baskin

Artist Shen Wei in his studio amid his large-scale abstract paintings

“Shen Wei: Painting in Motion”

“Shen Wei: Painting in Motion,” at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Hands typing on a computer keyboard.

The Muse & The Marketplace 2021

This Boston conference offers a virtual writing retreat.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photo of the exterior of Coolidge Corner Theater, with its vertical red neon sign.

Greater Boston’s art-house cinemas: a status report

Greater Boston’s small cinemas strive to engage film-goers during the pandemic.

by Nell Porter-Brown

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An evening of figure skating, jazz music, Norton Lecturer Steve McQueen—and more

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