Montage
Faith through Film
The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies
by Max J. Krupnick
Noir Romantic
Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.
by David Scribner
Dickinson’s Trinity
In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.
Spartan Means, Splendid Spaces
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
by Craig Lambert
Tropical Abstractions
Painter George Oommen creates distinctive images of Kerala, India—his homeland. With video of the artist at work.
by Craig Lambert
Afropolitans
The band Soulfège has international sound and a positive message. With a music video.
by Craig Lambert
On Babies' Behavior
Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton's breakthrough in understanding newborns as complex, capable beings
A Garden of Prose
Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.
Chapter and Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Echo Chamber—and Amplifier
Adam Kirsch reviews The Art of the Sonnet, by Stephen Burt and David Mikics
by Adam Kirsch