Arts & Culture
Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising as Research Cuts Deepen
This week in the battle between Harvard and the Trump administration
by Nina Pasquini
“Surprise Yourself”
View a clip from Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman ’03 and directed by Darren Aronofsky ’91.
Reinterpreting Roe v. Wade
Longtime Supreme Court watcher Linda Greenhouse ’68 and Yale legal historian Reva Siegel offer new insight about the landmark court case's effect on the abortion debate and American political discourse.
by Madeleine Schwartz
What Books Are For
The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference touches on a timely theme.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Chocolate à la Vietnamese
Two San Francisco sisters add Asian and other original flavors to their gourmet confectionery.
Putting the Tea Party in Perspective
Harvard historian Jill Lepore puts the modern day Tea Party movement into historical perspective.
Flour Bakeries Rising
Baker Joanne Chang '91 has a new cookbook out, with recipes from her Flour Bakery + Café.
From Hull House to the White House
James Kloppenberg explicates Barack Obama’s perspective on the American democratic ideal of melding individual views and interests into the common good.
by James T. Kloppenberg
Comedy, Harvard, and Hollywood
Three articles from Harvard Magazine’s archives explore the roles Harvard alumni have played in the entertainment industry and their influence on comedy.
Homeless Artists Respond to Stereotypes
Paintings by homeless artists in New Jersey respond to the social perception of homeless people as cold and incompetent.
Video: Modern-Day Romanticism
In her latest book of poems, April Bernard aims to capture the intensity of the Romantic Era. Watch as she discusses, and reads from, her work.