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

The Flame of Enlightenment

James MacGregor Burns, Ph.D. ’47, on intellect, governance, and the Enlightenment

Markets and the Movie Industry

A new book documents censorship by Hollywood at the bidding of Hitler's Nazi government.

by Erin O’Donnell

Is There an App for That?

Apps are shaping teens' notions of identity, intimacy, and imagination.

by Katherine Xue

“The Story of the Human Body”

The evolutionary biologist's new book addresses health and human evolution.

Reza Aslan on Faith, Jesus, and Fox News

The author discusses his bestseller, Zealot, at Harvard Divinity School.

Sarah Thomas, New Vice President for the Harvard Library, Sees Opportunities Ahead

The leader of the University-wide library system shares her vision for effecting strategic change.

Seamus Heaney Dies

The Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory emeritus honored Harvard through his teaching and his words.

Reexamining History

Photographer Diana Mara Henry ’69 publishes her collection Women on the Move.

by Kristen Strezo

Invigorating the Humanities

Facing declining enrollments, the humanities seek to reinvent themselves.

Chapter & Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words