Montage
Dollar Dramas
The preeminence of U.S. currency at risk
Five-letter Word for Magic
David Kwong has a trick that’s all his own.
by Qichen Zhang
Off the Shelf
Gordon S. Wood on the birth of the United States, Steven Pinker on declining violence, Jack M. Balkin on "Living Originalism," and a dozen others whose recent books have Harvard connections
Salads with Panache
Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic, home-grown greens in Santa Fe.
Disruptive Creations
Meredith James '04 creates surrealist videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions.
by Jesse Kornbluth
America as Argentina
Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden review recent U.S. economic woes in the context of the “capital flow cycle.”
An Elegy Set in Queens
The documentary film "Foreign Parts" explores Willets Point, a vanishing junkyard neighborhood in Queens.
by Craig Lambert
On Discovering Drugs
David Nathan reviews Brent R. Stockwell's "The Quest for the Cure"
The “Steel Factory”
Ezra Vogel’s monumental biography of Deng Xiaopeng, the doctrinaire pragmatist who modernized China.
Oasis in Limestone and Brick
A much admired community center in Brooklyn, designed by George Ranalli.
by Tom Vinciguerra
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections.