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.
Matt Levine's Bloomberg Finance Column Makes Money Funny
Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column
Christoph Irmscher biography of Louis Agassiz reviewed by James Hanken
The fruitful, flawed Louis Agassiz
by James Hanken
Recent books by E.O. Wilson, Ezekiel Emanuel, Elliott Abrams, and more
Recent books with Harvard connections
History of napalm origins at Harvard
A new book traces napalm's invention to Harvard—and its evolution from heroic discovery to pariah
Soman Chainani's new fantasy-adventure novel is a fairy tale for today’s world
A fairy tale for today’s world
John U. Monro, activist educator, by Toni-Lee Capossela
Brief life of an uncommon educator: 1912-2002
Inaugural poet Richard Blanco speaks to Harvard students on identity
The inaugural poet speaks about being a gay Cuban American.
Abigail Donovan and Laura Prager, pediatric psychiatrists and authors
The pediatric psychiatrists’ book depicts emergency-room experiences with mentally ill children.
Harvard University Press centennial in a digital era
At its centennial, Harvard University Press continues publishing books, while vastly expanding its digital products.
Japanese falconry preserved by note-taking
An item in the history of note-taking
"Mastermind," Maria Konnikova's how-to book on perceiving like Sherlock Holmes
The "Literally Psyched" columnist on Sherlock Holmes, perception, and mental prowess