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.
Harvard Retains Winthrop Name
Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming
by Max J. Krupnick
A Mystical Poet and An American Novelist
Donald Revell and Andrea Barrett to speak at PBK Literary Exercises
Steven Spielberg’s “Family of Strangers”
The filmmaker discusses his influences and inspirations.
Megan Marshall ’77 Wins Pulitzer for Biography
Damrosch, O’Brien, and Adams named finalists.
All but the Art
After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.
Creative Kitchens
Cambridge chefs delight in novelty.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Old Lampooner
Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray.
by Christopher Reed
The Art of the Quilt
Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Raw Wood Sings
Bob Childs makes world-class violins.
by Laura Levis
The Anti-Superheroine
“Starling” can handle thugs and palookas, but not daily life.
by Craig Lambert