Montage
Dollar Dramas
The preeminence of U.S. currency at risk
Off the Shelf
Revolutionizing French fashion, early Chinese writing, and more
Making Space
The natural history of Junko Yamamoto’s art and architecture
by Nina Pasquini
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Democracy Endangered
American democracy endangered by minority rule
Living the Science Fiction Fantasy
Novelist Catherine Asaro’s space operas
by Lydialyle Gibson
Behind the Scenes
The quirky surrealism of production designer Sue Chan
by Stuart Miller
Thinking Archaically
The earthly permanence of Romolo Del Deo’s sculpture
by Jacob Sweet
Educational Ascent
Ruth Simmons on her ascent from sharecropper’s daughter to scholar
Reviving Black Classical Music
Pianist Gerry Bryant highlights black composers.
by Max J. Krupnick
Shakespeare’s Uncanny Presence
Marjorie Garber explores the bard’s influence on the Bloomsbury Group.