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.
Harvard Divinity School Sets New Priorities
After two years of turmoil, Dean Marla Frederick describes a more pluralistic future for the institution’s culture and curriculum.
The Tall Book, by Arianne Cohen, describes the lives of tall people.
Arianne Cohen ’03 celebrates “life from on high” in a new book that discusses tall people's perspectives and prospects.
Vistas of Perfection
A profile of writer James Agee, at Harvard and beyond
by Adam Kirsch
Pardis Sabeti
For this systems biologist, the interaction of science and music is multiplicative.
Chasing Bogeys
A novel book on golf
Song for Hard Times
The classic folksong “One Meat Ball” got its start at Harvard.
Warrior Artists
Lakota drawings inspire a dramatic exhibition.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
The Windmill Movie
Filmmaker Alexander Olch has made an biographical documentary based on footage left behind by his mentor, Richard Rogers.
The Bible and the Almanac
How Pete Seeger got his start: an excerpt from Alec Wilkinson's new biography, The Protest Singer
Music, Taken Personally
A music critic reviews composer John Adams’s memoir.