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.
Making Money Funny
Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column
by Max J. Krupnick
A Democratic Landscape
Michael Van Valkenburgh and the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park
On Being “Printerly”
An art historian analyzes an overlooked medium.
by Murray Whyte
A New Chapter for Harvard Arts
The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Off the Shelf
Nicholas Kristof reporting, why voting matters, becoming famous, and more in books
In Egypt, Doors Closing
Leslie T. Change ’91 explores the lives of three women in the Egyptian textile industry.
Who Was John Greenleaf Whittier?
Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Spellbound on Stage
Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy
by Lydialyle Gibson
A Dogged Observer
Novelist and psychiatrist Daniel Mason takes the long view.
by Max J. Krupnick
No Sleepy Coastal Town
Visiting Portsmouth in winter
by Nell Porter-Brown
Living the Science Fiction Fantasy
Novelist Catherine Asaro’s space operas
by Lydialyle Gibson