Arts & Culture

New collection traces life of courage, caution from Northern Ireland to Harvard

Ideally over a lifetime, says New Yorker’s Kevin Young

Scholars detail how disciplines offer value in cultivating mind, character but also enable fresh perspectives on societal, practical problems

Athletics, arts collaboration riffs on anthem that inspires patriotism and ‘personal flair’

Displacement and forced migration trigger alarm about language attrition in Cameroon

GenEd class takes students to Weissman Preservation Center to see what they do about it

But argues ‘radical’ kindness depicted in musical version of bestseller — making world premiere at A.R.T. — might be just what we need right now

Students workshop TV script ideas in course designed as writers room ‘bootcamp’

‘Blank Space’ author says pop culture of 21st century has mostly been a dud

A.R.T. plans ‘immersive’ adaptation of bestseller about African American cuisine

Two-time U.S. poet laureate recalls her national project to encourage ‘notion that your life must be as important to you as mine is to me’

Philip Roth biographer, in Harvard talk, digs into novelist’s contradictions, ‘true loves,’ and recurring themes from lust to Jewish life

Exhibit peels back layers to reveal raw expression in monochrome

Harvard celebrates 150th anniversary of art history department, the nation’s first

Touring cast visits to offer students insights into theater and representation, gain some into U.S. history around campus

New history traces nightmare voyage, high-profile British trial over insurance claim to collect for jettisoned ‘cargo’

Take our quiz to test your knowledge of Harvard Art Museums’ eeriest works

How a fake medical paper sparked novel once optioned by director of ‘Night of the Living Dead’

Megha Majumdar pushes characters to emotional extremes in follow-up to ‘A Burning’

Former Kennedy Center president urges steps to preserve vitality of the arts

In podcast, professionals share tips on technique, process — and tapping ‘deepest part of yourself, even if you’re writing something that is set on a spaceship’

Gish Jen’s ties with her mother were important, difficult. She examines why in new novel, ‘Bad Bad Girl.’

Authors of new translation dig into lasting impact of epic that Virgil wanted burned

Professor Stephanie Burt examines star’s influence, work ethic, why her music matters

Aphorism lover and historian James Geary reflects on how ancient literary art form fits into age of social media

Stephen Greenblatt finds a tragic strain in the life and work of Christopher Marlowe

‘I think the audience needs more, and I feel I need to give more,’ says award-winning filmmaker — presenter of this year’s Norton talks

Panelists reflect on ‘incredible value’ of annual series as ‘megaphone’ for artists and scholars

Houghton Library exhibit highlights the policing of women’s fashion since the 17th century.

New faculty Cécile Fromont is a visual problem solver