Arts & Culture
Faith through Film
The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies
by Max J. Krupnick
Toward Cultural Citizenship
New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”
by Jonathan Shaw
“Breaking Bad,” Harvard Style
The hit show's creator, Vince Gilligan, converses with President Faust.
“Hearing Through the Body”
Through cat telephones and electronic dance music, scholars discuss the physical basis of sound.
Wynton Marsalis on the Soul of Jazz
The bandleader weaves performance and storytelling to paint a picture of jazz in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
Helen Mirren Honored as Woman of the Year
The Academy Award-winning actress was at the center of the annual Hasty Pudding parade.
Pete Seeger Dies at 94
The folk singer and activist inspired many.
Neil Patrick Harris Is Man of the Year
The Emmy-winning actor and singer will receive his Hasty Pudding Pot February 7.
Helen Mirren Named Woman of the Year
The Hasty Pudding picks an Oscar winner for its pudding pot.
Herbie Hancock Is Harvard’s 2014 Norton Professor of Poetry
The jazz pianist will give six lectures in February and March.
The Way of The Blockbuster
In entertainment, big bets on likely winners rule.
by Craig Lambert