Montage
On the Margins
Filmmaker John Armstrong’s “outdoor adventures” find the human spirit.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Yearning for an Upswing
In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history
by Idrees Kahloon
No One Deserves a Spot at Harvard
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
An Embodied Voice
Adriana Colón forges aural connections.
by Matteo Wong
An Education Agenda
Derek Bok on curriculum reform
“A Kind of Justice in the World”
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
by Lydialyle Gibson
Chapter & Verse
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
The Fire in “A Burning”
Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Theater Is Church”
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
by Stuart Miller
What’s Become of “Character”?
Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.