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.”
Major retrospective showcases photographer Susan Meiselas and her work
Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.
Profile of American suffragist Alice Paul
Brief life of a pioneering suffragist: 1885-1977
by Mary Walton
Review of Boston restaurant Vee Vee
Vee Vee in Jamaica Plain turns out innovative food that is fresh, healthy, delicious, and modestly priced.
Of New England-grown food, Still River Winery apple ice wine, and fermentation
A cookbook writer and anthropologist, apple ice wine makers, and a fermentation aficionado celebrate New England food.
Review of "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" by Rick Meyerowitz
Rick Meyerowitz’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a compendium of the best pieces from the National Lampoon.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Profile of poet April Bernard
Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.
Excerpt from Helen Vendler, "Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries"
In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.
Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
Set designer Derek McLane speaks at Harvard October 14
Award-winning theatrical set designer Derek McLane ’80 will speak about his work at Harvard on October 14.