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.

Open Book: A New Nuclear Age

Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.

Sportscaster J.B. Brown writes about his "Role of a Lifetime"

Sportscaster J.B. Brown writes about his "Role of a Lifetime"

by Melanie E. Long

Former financier Norb Vonnegut’s investment-world thriller

Top Producer, by Norb Vonnegut ’80, is a thriller set on Wall Street. Listen to excerpts from an interview with its stockbroker author.

by Craig Lambert

Photo history of Harvard Square

A new book of photographs tells Harvard Square’s history since the 1950s. Test your own Square knowledge for a chance to win a copy of the book.

by Craig Lambert

1968 Harvard-Yale game documentary on DVD

A new DVD and book capture the legendary 1968 Harvard-Yale game.

Excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen

An excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen ’78

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Frederick Seidel’s new poetry collection reviewed

Adam Kirsch reviews Poems 1959-2009 by Frederick Seidel ’57

by Adam Kirsch

Quotation Q and A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

An excerpt from "Jacob’s Cane"

Socialism as family inconvenience

Quotation Q and A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words