World Learning the hard way Allan Brandt, history of science scholar and ‘Cigarette Century’ author, says opioid negotiators should heed lessons from tobacco settlement
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Picking at the seams of Western hand-me-downs in Africa For her Peabody fellowship, Côte d’Ivoire artist Joana Choumali will use her signature embroidered photography to explore social identity, colonial legacies, and global power relations DateJune 3, 2020June 23, 2020
Taking a break for beauty Harvard Art Museums uses works from its collections to help doctors decompress DateMay 27, 2020May 28, 2020
Leaving a mark on campus Project displays work of 72 Harvard students, staff, faculty, and friends in windows of campus buildings DateMay 20, 2020
Why so many of us are watching films like ‘Outbreak’ Robichaud: Our taste for apocalyptic stories shows what we worry about most DateMay 5, 2020
WHRB keeps classical connections In the time of COVID-19, student radio station pays tribute to canceled concerts DateMay 4, 2020May 5, 2020
After America reopens, a healthy roadmap for theater A.R.T.’s Paulus and Chan School’s Allen collaborate on a dynamic, evolving plan to ensure public safety and the life of performing art DateApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020
Spirituality, social justice, and climate change meet at the crossroads Divinity School’s Dan McKanan talks about Earth Day’s evolution DateApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020
Self-help books, literature, and how they help us live Beth Blum traces how the two genres have influenced one another over history DateMarch 10, 2020March 11, 2020
Danger in creating an English-language library in Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha, a Scholar at Risk, describes attempt to intimidate him DateMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020
A peek at a critical time for Japan through its art Feinberg Collection highlights the rich variety and diversity of the Edo era DateFebruary 28, 2020
Unraveling a fine arts mystery Conservators and curators are researching and restoring a portrait of King Philip III of Spain that is one of a series of identical works DateFebruary 18, 2020February 19, 2020
Good things come in ancient packages Project to make complete visual digital records of three 3,000-year-old coffins turns up a painting of a deity DateFebruary 14, 2020February 19, 2020
Now that she has the floor Tap dancer Ayodele Casel swings into the spotlight — and brings her predecessors with her DateFebruary 7, 2020February 19, 2020
‘Stand Up’ for best song Recent alums Joshuah Campbell and Gabe Fox-Peck on their Oscar nomination for ‘Harriet’ DateFebruary 5, 2020February 12, 2020
Girl with the golden arm A star pitcher struggles with the dystopian AutoAmerica police state in Gish Jen’s new satire DateJanuary 31, 2020January 31, 2020
Hot fun in the wintertime A selection of upcoming local theater, music, and art events around Boston and Cambridge DateJanuary 29, 2020January 31, 2020
How voices shaped Gloria Steinem New A.R.T. play explores a single life and feminism today through talking circles DateJanuary 22, 2020January 22, 2020
Sundance in the spotlight Actor Shirley Chen ’22 and director Lance Oppenheim ’19 have films premiering at prized Park City festival DateJanuary 21, 2020January 22, 2020
Hitchcock’s silent side Harvard Film Archive to screen famous director’s silent-era films DateJanuary 17, 2020
Christine Leunens, uncaged The award-winning novelist lets loose with the Gazette DateJanuary 2, 2020January 13, 2020
‘Thumbelina’ carries big message to the stage Playwright, composer Julia Riew ’21 wants kids to know ‘it’s OK to be different’ DateDecember 17, 2019December 16, 2019
Curating the future Exhibit highlights indigenous historical materials at Tozzer DateDecember 13, 2019December 24, 2019
Giving voice to the heart New opera by Chaya Czernowin explores the inner workings and many voices of the heart and soul DateDecember 11, 2019
Baby, you can drive my car The Beatles could be sexist jerks personally, but one scholar says the band surprisingly explored 'proto-feminist' themes in some songs DateDecember 10, 2019December 11, 2019
The art of crafting a carol Memorial Church composer in residence Carson Cooman discusses his latest noel DateDecember 6, 2019December 6, 2019
Keeping home close after you leave it Art Museums exhibition explores migration and belonging — while conjuring memories for some visitors DateDecember 3, 2019December 13, 2019
Come to the cabaret New student-created production embraces the anything-goes form in a dramatic satire of campus life DateDecember 3, 2019December 6, 2019
Angela Davis in black and white and gray New exhibit, curated from her personal archive, chronicles the life of a complicated activist and scholar DateNovember 27, 2019July 15, 2020
Sing me Ishmael Dave Malloy, who turned ‘War and Peace’ into a musical, takes on Melville’s classic novel 'Moby-Dick' DateNovember 27, 2019December 2, 2019
Hip-hop steps up Combining dance with a look at the social and cultural history of the genre DateNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019
