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

Mathematics in “The Simpsons”

Simon Singh’s new book reveals multiple math references in the show and reveals their Harvard sources.

Gail Collins on “When Everything Changed”

The New York Times columnist speaks on the rapid revolution wrought by feminism.

Harvardians Short-listed for National Book Awards

Professor Jill Lepore and three alumni are recognized.

Words of Wisdom

HBS’s Class of 1963 reflects on the occasion of their fiftieth reunion.

Snuggle Time

Petting zoo on the Plaza, a Harvard/Yale man, and a late-blooming novelist

Centuries of Flowers

A rare collection of blooms housed at Dumbarton Oaks

by Craig Lambert

Chapter & Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Problems and Promise

Derek Bok’s new book on higher education in America, reviewed by Richard Morrill

by Richard L. Morrill

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Radical Reviewing

“One of America’s best all-round intellects” scrutinizes books.

by Craig Lambert