Arts & Culture
Two Momentous Faculty Retirements
Arthur Kleinman and Harry Lewis depart the classroom.
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Kingmaker” to Gatekeeper
Stephanie Burt ’94 is the kind of poetry critic who provokes anger in other poetry critics.
by Tara Wanda Merrigan
Believe It or Not!
From the Missouri Compromise to the 2016 election, Kevin Young's Bunk takes stock of American hoaxes, con men, and race fantasies.
by Niela Orr
Flaunting It
Boosting museums, and novel architecture
by Primus VI
Antique Treasures
Rare books and ephemera at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
by Nell Porter-Brown
Making Global Local
Greater Boston’s cultural centers offer a lot more than language classes.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Past’s Presence
John Wang ’16, winner of Radcliffe’s public art competition, reflects on art and historical perspective.
by Natasha Lasky
Up Close
Composer Ashley Fure wants people to listen to noise.
by Jennifer Gersten
In “Little Fires Everywhere,” a Custody Battle Ignites the Comfortable Suburbs
Celeste Ng’s nimble second novel traces a cross-cultural drama in her Midwestern hometown.
by Sophia Nguyen
Harvard A Cappella, From the Top
A look (and listen) back at the Dunster Dunces
by Oset Babür
A Life of Adventure and Delight
Akhil Sharma is less interested in ideology in itself than in politics as a backdrop to emotional conflict.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova