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.”
Quotation Q and A
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
American composer Johnny Green
Brief life of a conflicted musician: 1908-1989
by Sol Hurwitz
Nineteenth-century dancing lessons
A professor's passion reveals how one learned to dance in Jane Austen's day.
The Brattle Theatre shows Mynette Louie's film Children of Invention
Boston-area readers can catch the film in Harvard Square starting this weekend. Producer Mynette Louie ’97 will appear at some screenings.
Video clips from Children of Invention, produced by Mynette Louie
Despite winning multiple prizes, the film—produced by Mynette Louie ’97—has struggled to find an audience or turn a profit in an uncertain time for indie film.
Oscar nominees include film from book by Harvard anthropologist Kimberly Theidon
Kimberly Theidon's book on female victims of Peruvian violence was the basis for The Milk of Sorrow, nominated for best foreign-language film.
Alex Ross Argues for Presenting Classical Music in Unorthodox Settings
New Yorker music critic Alex Ross ’90 argues for presenting classical music in unorthodox settings.
Grammy-winning bluegrass musicians to perform at Harvard
The Barker Center hosts a February 6 symposium on bluegrass music, with an evening performance by Grammy-winning artists.
Fiction by E.O. Wilson, David Cutler on healthcare, and more
Our roundup also includes a New Yorker profile of U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan and a review of the work of architect Jeanne Gang, both Harvard graduates.
Derrick Ashong hosts a new show on Oprah Radio
Derrick Ashong ’97 hosts a new show on Oprah Radio.