Arts & Culture
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An archaeological record that doubles as art
Painter captured ancient Egyptian tomb’s secrets in vivid brushstrokes
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Why are so many novels set at Harvard?
Beth Blum notes campus is beautiful, romantic setting that lends itself to exploring collision of ideals, reality
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More than kind of blue
Imani Perry’s lyrical new book weaves memoir, history to consider central place of a color in Black America
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How maps (and cyclists) paved way for roads
Curator takes alternative route through cartographic history and finds a few surprises
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Voice of a generation? Dylan’s is much more than that.
Classics professor who wrote ‘Why Bob Dylan Matters’ on the challenge of capturing a master of creative evasion
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Holiday treats from the kitchen of Julia Child
Recipes from celebrity chef’s archive at Radcliffe
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Exploring dimensions of Asian American pop culture
New Harvard course looks at representation in film, TV, music, food
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An honor named for her best friend and mentor
Ruby Bridges receives Robert Coles Call of Service award for work educating others about tolerance
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How to translate a Nobel-winning author (and 700-page sentence)
Damion Searls — English ‘gateway’ for Jon Fosse and other writers — discusses Harvard roots, elevating new voices, and his multilingual ‘Matrix’ moment
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‘Still caught in a system that makes us smaller than we could be’
Tracy K. Smith explores America’s past, present challenges, hopes in new book
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How opium, imperialism boosted Chinese art trade
Harvard Art Museums exhibition chronicles history, explores lessons for U.S. drug crisis
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Champion, creator of American theater
Robert Brustein, founder of rep companies at Harvard and Yale, recalled as teacher, critic, mentor, innovator
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‘We had to create something new — and we did’
Ahead of Harvard visit, two legends of hip-hop recall New York beginnings
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Like a Kardashian of the Roosevelt era
Student-written, -directed musical explores, celebrates life of Teddy’s daughter Alice Lee, cousin Eleanor.
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At 60, Carpenter Center takes a rare look back
Four shows inspired by building’s iconic architecture are re-staged to mark anniversary.
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You’re writing it wrong
The Gazette spoke with Todd Rogers about his new book, “Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World.”
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Call it ‘old money aesthetic’ or ‘coastal grandma’ — it all comes back to preppy
Fashion podcaster traces quintessential American look from campuses to catwalks.
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In stutter, artist finds voice
Poet and musician embraces onetime “curse” in compositions inspired by nature and Blackness.
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When ‘The Boss’ is your therapist
New book by psychologist, sociologist surveys depth, complexity of Bruce Springsteen’s connection to his female fans.
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‘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
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In fall, a reader’s mind turns to campus books
A reading list for the new school year.
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How music powers protest
The struggle for racial justice has always had a soundtrack. Charrise Barron explores its evolution from gospel to hip-hop.
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Weaving refugee’s life into histories of U.S., Vietnam
Pulitzer-winning novelist, academic Viet Thanh Nguyen to discuss colonization, otherness in Norton Lectures.
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Big impact of Little Amal
A.R.T., ArtsThursdays event centers on the 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child, kicking off monthlong arts programming on migration and immigration.
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Lost in fictional maps
Fantasy worlds from Middle Earth to Westeros come to life in Harvard Library exhibit.
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How to judge a painting
Do: Ask questions and keep an open mind. Don’t: Say your child could’ve made that.
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Murder, misguided creativity, and other tales in salt prints
The early photo technique — and stories of people in front of, behind camera — get new exposure as Harvard digitizes vast collection.
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Visions of power in ‘Barbie,’ Beyoncé, Taylor Swift
Women entertainers are dominating the summer. Lecturer in women, gender, and sexuality discusses the forces at play.
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Hot season for travel, rejuvenation, transformation — even if you don’t go anywhere
Fourteen suggestions for books to take you places you’ve never been, full of new people, unaccustomed sights, smells, tastes.
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If it wasn’t created by a human artist, is it still art?
Writer, animator, architect, musician, and mixed-media artist detail potential value, limit of works produced by AI
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So what exactly makes Taylor Swift so great?
Experts weigh in on pop superstar’s cultural and financial impact as her tours and albums continue to break records.
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How do humanities prepare students for the real world? Here are four examples.
From planning a film festival to researching arts-based sex education, students find “real-world” applications for their chosen passions.
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Everyone calls it a classic. But who’s everyone, and why am I so bored?
Scholarly wisdom for readers beating their heads against a great work of literature: Stop doing that
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‘Funny … frivolous … serious’
Music and comedy meet queer and Jewish radicalism in Morgan Bassichis exhibit at the Carpenter Center.
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A people’s history of Cambridge
In “The Streets of Newtowne: A Story of Cambridge, MA.” professor tells the story of city from Indigenous origins to present in children’s book illustrated by alum.
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Reinspired by true events
Tiya Miles’ research on Cherokee slaveholding sparked her first novel. A recent tribal reckoning led her to revisit it.