Montage
Faith through Film
The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies
by Max J. Krupnick
Mike Schur on the Good Life
A humorous guide to ethics and philosophy, from the sitcom creator
by Stuart Miller
Experimental Magic
Jazz composer Phillip Golub and the art of making magic
by Nancy Walecki
Music and Language, Reconciled
Matthew Aucoin on opera
by Thomas Forrest Kelly
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
A Democracy of Opportunity
Liberals must learn from conservatives how to interpret the Constitution in all its dimensions.
by Lincoln Caplan
Damage and Repair
Textile artist Celia Pym knits meaning into mended clothes.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Thinking Straight
Steven Pinker on rationality
From Punk to the Silver Screen
The ingenious, intuitive film scores of Carter Burwell ’77
by Nicolas Rapold
War, Misremembered
Elizabeth Samet, of West Point, reinterprets the American understanding of World War II.
Border Crossing
Author Rudy Ruiz carries on his Mexican-American family’s storytelling tradition.
by Nancy Walecki