Arts & Culture

Sports & Athletics |

Five Questions with Captain Shane McLaughlin ’25

Learn about the 150th captain of Harvard football 

by Dick Friedman

Collage of Chef Nisha Vora in the kitchen preparing a dish, a bowl of sticky coconut-milk-braised tofu over rice, and a plate of buttermilk-fried “chicken” with cornbread and dilly slaw.

Montage | September-October 2024

From Law Books to Cookbooks

Nisha Vora’s vegan journey

by Claire Zulkey

A black-and-white portrait of Tomi Adeyemi, alongside the covers of her novels "Children of Blood and Bone," "Children of Anguish and Anarchy," and "Children of Virtue and Vengeance."

Montage | September-October 2024

Bringing the Magic

The reality-based fantasies of novelist Tomi Adeyemi

by Lydialyle Gibson

Fairfield Porter's “Self-Portrait in the Studio,” painted in 1948

Features | September-October 2024

Fairfield Porter

Brief life of an American realist artist and critic: 1907-1975

by Jane Borthwick

Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Alumni Profiles |

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Construction site at the intersection of Academic Way and North Harvard Street. Two tall, unfinished concrete structures stand behind a fenced area with various signs and banners.

Performing & Recorded Arts |

New Home for ART Underway

American Repertory Theater’s Allston construction announced.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Botanical works from Houghton’s collections displayed in the renovated lobby’s display cases for a summer exhibition

Museums & Collections |

“Edifying and Beautiful”

Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library

by Jack R. Trapanick

Painting of bold purple tones reflecting experience of music

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

Picturing Jazz

Works by Jason Moran at MASS MoCA

by Nell Porter-Brown

Two MAD Magazine covers

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

The MAD World

An illustrative retrospective at the Norman Rockwell Museum 

by Nell Porter-Brown

People gathered at a long, outdoor dining table set with wine glasses, candles, and flowers.

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

Pioneer Valley Bounty

A local-food lovers’ paradise

by Nell Porter-Brown

Tunic pattern

Treasure | July-August 2024

A Royal Tunic

Unraveling an Inca masterpiece’s secrets

by Max J. Krupnick