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.

The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard

How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”

by Lindsay Mitchell

Frank Rich leaves New York Times for New York magazine

The political and cultural columnist is headed to New York magazine.

Natalie Portman wins best actress, and other Harvard tie-ins at the Oscars

The Harvard-educated Black Swan star wins best actress.

Harvard art exhibit "Tangible Things"

An exhibition asks the meaning of things.

by Christopher Reed

New musical satire CD "Broadsides" by John Forster and Tom Chapin

A new CD of "op-ed pieces with key signatures"

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Michael Bernath reviews Adam Goodheart's book "1861: The Civil War Awakening"

At its sesquicentennial, a fresh, revealing narrative of the advent of the Civil War

by Michael Bernath

Dawn LaRochelle offers kosher catering in the Berkshires

Law School alumna Dawn LaRochelle left her law practice to become a caterer and restaurateur.

by Nell Porter-Brown

New collections of Elizabeth Bishop's poems, prose, and letters

New collections of poems, prose, and correspondence by Elizabeth Bishop

by Adam Kirsch

Excerpt from "Blind Spot:Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It"

Analyzing cognition and behaviors to explore how individuals and organizations conduct themselves relative to ethical standards