Arts & Culture

Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.

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For This Poet, AI is a Writing Partner

Sasha Stiles trained a chatbot on her manuscripts. Now, her poems rewrite themselves.

by Lydialyle Gibson

An 1866 self-portrait, when James was about 24 years old

William James centennial conference and exhibition

A conference and an exhibition at Houghton Library showcase the legacy of the pioneering psychologist and philosopher.

Harvard renovates building to create new labs for stem-cell research

Harvard renews an older building to create new labs in Cambridge for stem-cell research.

Excerpt from "Reading Obama," by James T. Kloppenberg

Deliberative democracy, philosophical pragmatism, and Barack Obama's conception of American governance

by James T. Kloppenberg

Monimbo, Nicaragua, 1979

Major retrospective showcases photographer Susan Meiselas and her work

Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.

Alice Paul

Profile of American suffragist Alice Paul

Brief life of a pioneering suffragist: 1885-1977

by Mary Walton

Among Vee Vee’s charms are its boldly colored walls (Benjamin Moore’s “Autumn Cover”), a signature touch for co-owner Kristen Valachovic, an interior designer before restaurant life took hold.

Review of Boston restaurant Vee Vee

Vee Vee in Jamaica Plain turns out innovative food that is fresh, healthy, delicious, and modestly priced.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Corky White relies on her local farmers’ market in Somerville, Massachusetts, for the foods she cooks, pickles, and preserves.

Of New England-grown food, Still River Winery apple ice wine, and fermentation

A cookbook writer and anthropologist, apple ice wine makers, and a fermentation aficionado celebrate New England food.

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

Review of "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" by Rick Meyerowitz

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.

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

“I like people to stand on tiptoe when they read my work,” says Bernard. “Not that it’s difficult to understand—but I’m trying to articulate complex ideas and feelings.”

Profile of poet April Bernard

Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.

by David Scribner