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Salvador Litvak smiles, arms crossed, in a vest and hat on a city street.

Montage | May-June 2025

Faith through Film

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Sassetta,<i>The Ectasy of Saint Francis,</i> 1437-44, Villa I Tatti, Settignano. From <i>Blessed and Beautiful,</i> by Robert Kiely.

Montage | January-February 2011

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Amos Doolittle cheekily depicted the passions over ratification in this 1787 engraving with watercolor, with “Federals” (business interests), left, and agrarian “Antifederals,” right, differing over currency and Connecticut’s debts: a mired wagon being pulled in opposite directions.

Montage | January-February 2011

American Ratification

The great experiment in constitution-making

by Jack Rakove

Montage | January-February 2011

A Story Curled Inside

"In Motion: The Experience of Travel," by Tony Hiss, makes the case for mindful attention to one's environs—even the most ordinary.

Four New York firefighters with John Weidman and <i>Sesame Street</i> character Elmo in 2001.

Montage | January-February 2011

Storytelling with Sondheim

Librettist John Weidman writes books for the best.

by Jesse Kornbluth

Montage | January-February 2011

Chapter and Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

In <i>Black Swan</i>, Natalie Portman's character dances the role of the Swan Queen and her dark rival in <i>Swan Lake</i>. Here, Portman as the White Swan.

Montage | January-February 2011

Dark Beauty

A tense thriller, with ballerinas

by Craig Lambert

In the Sôcôla kitchen, sisters Wendy (left) and Susan Lieu dip a few dozen chocolate truffles laid out on baking parchment.

Montage | November-December 2010

Chocolate à la Vietnamese

Two San Francisco sisters add Asian and other original flavors to their gourmet confectionery.

Montage | November-December 2010

Chapter and Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

National Lampoon demolished icons of both the Left and Right. Here, a cream pie to Che Guevara’s face on a 1972 cover.

Montage | November-December 2010

Funniest Pages

Rick Meyerowitz’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a compendium of the best pieces from the National Lampoon.

by Craig Lambert

A texting break, in Shanghai. Layers of tradition and modernity make it rewarding—and essential—to learn about China through its languages.

Montage | November-December 2010

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Recent books with Harvard connections