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Black and white photo of a large mushroom cloud rising above the horizon.

Open Book: A New Nuclear Age

Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.

Singer Ali Sethi gestures toward the audience at Sanders Theatre, while students dance on stage behind him.

Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music

Singer Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music.

by Lydialyle Gibson

An image of branching red seaweed against a dark-blue background

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Photograph of President Donald Trump and Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

Lincoln Caplan reviews “When Should Law Forgive?” by Martha Minow

…and don’t always forgive

by Lincoln Caplan

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

An illustration depicting the loss of mental functioning

Excerpt from “The Soul of Care” by Arthur Kleinman

A medical anthropologist cares for his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife.

A stage set from “The Bridges of Madison County”

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

Photograph of Dauphin Island, Alabama, after Hurricane Katrina, 2005, illustrating risks of coastal development as climate change progresses

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

A still from “Reneepoptosis” by animator Renee Zhang

Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Photograph of redeveloped Boston Government Center, 1971

Ann Forsyth reviews “Saving America’s Cities” by Lizabeth Cohen

In the history of urban renewal, a glimmer of the possibilities of social policy today

by Ann Forsyth

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words