Nation Let’s not be strangers ‘Seeing Others’ author Michèle Lamont has an escape plan for people fed up with years of bitter division
World Did winning the Nobel change your life? Harvard laureates say it gave bully pulpit, brought invitations to speak (sometimes on subjects they know nothing about), meet kings (and play poker with Steve Martin)
Arts When ‘The Boss’ is your therapist New book by psychologist, sociologist surveys depth, complexity of Bruce Springsteen’s connection to his female fans
Arts ‘Living one’s life during and after the violation of one’s humanity’ Ruth Simmons’ memoir traces everyday natural beauty, mortal peril of growing up Black in 1940s rural Texas
What happens when computers take on one of ‘most human’ art forms? New play for Arts First Festival examines relationship between technology, humanity, and theater DateApril 26, 2023April 27, 2023
Merging sculpture, technology New 3D clay printer helping shape the future of art in Ceramics Program DateApril 25, 2023April 27, 2023
Turning climate crisis stories into narrative of the future, changed but still beautiful Writer Rebecca Solnit offers new view of remaking the world DateApril 17, 2023
Playwright Michael R. Jackson urges students to heed ‘tickle’ of muse Pulitzer, Tony winner talks lyrics, character conflict, harnessing inspiration at CompFest DateApril 17, 2023April 20, 2023
3 student playwrights, 3 deeply personal Asian American stories Success of Harvard group's fresh take on ‘Legally Blonde’ inspires trio to stage more boundary-pushing work DateApril 14, 2023April 14, 2023
How to write funny For Cora Frazier, it usually starts with deep sadness DateApril 13, 2023April 13, 2023
Combining Earth science, Native knowledge in climate change battle Margaret Redsteer will draw on her research on tribal lands to discuss barriers and solutions to adaptation, resilience at Tanner Lectures DateApril 11, 2023
Finding the truth in fiction CES faculty Maya Jasanoff in conversation with novelist Nadifa Mohamed DateApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023
Legend of rap hears kinship with Dickinson Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav connects with 19th-century poet and donates a clock during Harvard visit DateApril 5, 2023
Gold, clay, and universal forms With ‘Origen’ at Harvard Art Museums, Bosco Sodi explores the Earth’s elements DateMarch 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Tony Kushner on Jewishness, Spielberg, ‘unsafe’ art In Harvard visit, Pulitzer-winning playwright reflects on roots, writing (and rewriting), empathy in a darkened theater DateMarch 29, 2023April 3, 2023
‘This is our block’ Star, creator of hit show ‘Insecure’ Issa Rae honored as Artist of Year at annual Cultural Rhythms festival DateMarch 27, 2023March 28, 2023
Culture belongs to everyone (and no one) Scholar and author Martin Puchner goes way back in time to better understand arguments we’re having today DateMarch 23, 2023
Blueprints for a live event A playwright and a cultural historian discuss the arts, race, and theatrical questioning DateMarch 23, 2023March 23, 2023
Why ‘The Exorcist’ is really more of zombie thing English course offers kaleidoscopic, cross-disciplinary look at horror classic as film, potential play, cultural artifact with long shadow DateMarch 21, 2023March 23, 2023
Are drill musicians chronicling violence or exploiting it? Rappers, activists, scholars debate controversy surrounding subgenre of hip-hop DateMarch 16, 2023March 17, 2023
What set them off were the bodies on wall Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood dishes on new story collection, trials of censorship, ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ (and why they shouldn’t kill Aunt Lydia) DateMarch 13, 2023March 14, 2023
Deep roots of multicultural American art New Harvard Art Museums show explores interactions between European, Indigenous, African civilizations in works from Spanish Empire DateMarch 7, 2023March 8, 2023
Time for homework. Where’s my Nintendo Switch? Students analyze video-game story narratives in popular new English class DateMarch 7, 2023March 7, 2023
‘That’s not how the story went’ Writer Joshua Cohen talks to New Yorker critic and professor James Wood about creation of his Pulitzer-winning novel ‘The Netanyahus’ at Hillel event DateMarch 6, 2023
Old as Chaucer, new as #MeToo Renowned novelist Zadie Smith’s contemporary reimagining of ‘Wife of Bath’s Tale’ comes to A.R.T. DateMarch 1, 2023
Rich history of DIY publishing Creative people have bypassed gatekeepers for centuries to distribute ‘what they wanted to share so badly.’ They find common ground in Houghton Library exhibition. DateFebruary 27, 2023February 28, 2023
So who is included in King’s ‘beloved community’? Black queer poet, scholar Cheryl Clarke discussed place of LGBTQ community in American culture at FAS event DateFebruary 16, 2023
If loving you is wrong – let’s explore the ethics Lesson from school of hard knocks sets philosopher on course to fill void in literature with serious examination of romantic rules of road DateFebruary 10, 2023February 13, 2023
First lesson in Japanese boatbuilding: Don’t speak. Students make 22-foot skiff in ‘silent’ workshop that puts emphasis on observation — and a good hammering rhythm DateFebruary 9, 2023
Finally, taking a bow Many jazz greats knew names, music of these four women, but Radcliffe Fellow Maxine Gordon wants to make sure rest of us do too DateFebruary 3, 2023February 6, 2023
Plea from 1980s New York: ‘Please Stay Home’ With themes of family history, identity, loss, Darrel Ellis exhibition at Carpenter Center looks back yet feels of the moment DateFebruary 1, 2023February 1, 2023
Free Thursday evenings? Like theater? Mixed media? Dance? ArtsThursdays kicks off weekly free events highlighting University arts scene DateJanuary 30, 2023January 31, 2023
Life seeking answers at Giza, Nubia New biography explores times, scholarship of pioneering Egyptologist George Reisner DateJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Seeing ourselves in different light Giuliana Bruno’s new book reclaims concepts of ‘projection’ as positive force connecting us to one another, affirming possibility of change DateJanuary 12, 2023
