Arts & Culture
Faith through Film
The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies
by Max J. Krupnick
Willets Point, Doomed and Preserved
The Queens neighborhood, about to be demolished, has been documented by Harvard-affiliated filmmakers.
Mathematics in “The Simpsons”
Simon Singh’s new book reveals multiple math references in the show and reveals their Harvard sources.
Songs with “Open Eyes”
Composer Michael Friedman’s “investigative theater”
by Tom Vinciguerra
Crimson Celebration
Alumni artists Charlie Albright and Courtney B. Vance at the campaign festivities
LBJ and “All the Way”
The play All the Way at the ART depicts the conflicts of LBJ's first year in the White House.
Invigorating the Humanities
Facing declining enrollments, the humanities seek to reinvent themselves.
Saxophonically Speaking
Joshua Redman's sonorous voice on tenor
by Craig Lambert
Philosophic Fun
A Theory of Justice as musical comedy, and the class of ’44
Addressing a Decline in Humanities Enrollment
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports
A “Pirates of Penzance” Party
The ART presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance in a party-like atmosphere.