Arts & Culture
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Consider the ancient history and glory of Olympics (and the modern sneaker deal)
In Greece, students find intersection of academics and athletics
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Tracing roots of hidden language of an outsider minority
Graduate student aims to update large gaps in research on argot of Irish Travelers
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17 books to soak up this summer
Harvard Library staff recommendations cover romance, fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, memoir, music, politics, history
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What to make? Let the wheels decide.
‘Randomizer’ gets creative gears spinning in ceramic studio
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Writing to the beat of your inner Miles Davis
Jesse McCarthy sees Black authors during Cold War philosophically opting for none of the above, and improvising their own way
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A modern approach to teaching classics
Martin Puchner is using chatbots to bring to life Socrates, Shakespeare, and Thoreau
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Like plunging over a waterfall
Natalie Hodges ’19 talks about her senior thesis-turned-book, “Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time.”
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In the key of Lakota: Rapper Frank Waln performs at ArtLab
Sicangu Lakota rapper Frank Waln wove storytelling, rapping, and instrumentals into an emotional performance at Harvard’s ArtLab on March 30, just his third live show since the pandemic began.
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‘Into the Woods,’ together
Black Community and Student Theater group, TEATRO! collaborate on Sondheim show.
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Turning spotlight on Broadway’s representation problem
This class closely examines who is cast for what role in film and theater, as well as how cultural identity is portrayed.
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Art with a conscience
Pioneering prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives now hang on the walls of the Harvard Art Museums.
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Becoming Julia Child
A culinary expert at Schlesinger Library, which holds the celebrity chef’s archival collection, examines her enduring legacy.
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A funny thing happened in comedy
Radcliffe event focusing on gender looks at changes taking place as once-marginalized performers shake things up.
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A gallery of their own
Four artists who happen to work at Harvard during their other hours say why the creative arts are important to theme.
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Why do some bands rocket when others sputter out?
Don’t discount influence of serendipity in success of Beatles and other artists, Cass Sunstein says
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Looking at how ‘Hair’ works
Theater, Dance & Media course — part theory and part hands-on — looks at medium, message of musical theater.
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Lady Gaga recognized by Harvard Foundation
The 36th Annual Cultural Rhythms, which celebrates Harvard’s diversity, returned to Sanders Theatre Saturday with stunning student performances and a virtual appearance by Lady Gaga.
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Turning right at musical theater
Julia Riew was on pre-med track before figuring out she was headed in wrong direction.
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Damon Galgut wanted to challenge his readers, especially the white ones
Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut connects narrative choices to “very uncomfortable power dynamic” in a conversation with Harvard’s James Wood.
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Reclaiming Indigenous languages, cultures
Latinx studies scholar says colonial legacies left them devalued, at risk of being forever lost.
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Revisiting classic you can’t refuse
Director of the Harvard Film Archive Haden Guest talks about the lasting hold of “The Godfather” and its status as a milestone film.
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Dreams and classics come alive in ‘Nighttown’
Composer and librettist Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg ’22 brings “Nighttown” to the stage.
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Mira Nair comes full circle with donation of archive
The acquisition represents a key step in Schlesinger Library’s efforts to capture a broad range of women’s voices and perspectives.
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We are Ocean
Innovative A.R.T show aims to make clear that land, sea, air, and people form kind of community.
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Preserving voice of president — and thousands of others
Harvard Library preservation staff races against time to save historical media artifacts.
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How to read ‘Ulysses’? With gratitude.
Harvard students, scholars find everyday rewards on the other side of Joyce’s century-old epic.
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Enduring memories of Toni Morrison
Divinity School Professor Davíd Carrasco shared stories from his 32-year friendship with late writer Toni Morrison.
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Year of living pandemically
‘Seeping, Rotting, Resting, Weeping’ ruminates on anxieties over intimacy, climate change, and colonialism.
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How to be perfect
Harvard grad, comedy writer Michael Schur discusses his new book, “How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question.”
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Alison Bechdel needs to know what happens next
Author’s acclaimed works include “Fun Home,” “Are You My Mother?,” “The Secret to Superhuman Strength.”
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Happy return for Hasty Pudding
After pandemic pause in 2021, Harvard troupe celebrates Man of the Year Jason Bateman and Woman of the Year Jennifer Garner.
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A world tour with David Damrosch
David Damrosch, chair of the Comparative Literature Department, revised pandemic-era essays into “Around the World in 80 Books.”
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But my mother’s in China…
Weike Wang tails Harvard-educated ICU doc through surprise visit after her dad’s death in witty look at family, culture, and COVID
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Rocky path to publication for ‘most dangerous book’
Denounced as obscene, Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ exploded old ways of thinking about fiction — and the world itself.
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Finding modern issues in study of ancient world
Professor’s research while developing Latin course turns up surprising insights into political, gender, racial, religious identity.
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Pinker tries Wordle
Language expert Steven Pinker explores how the brain tries to make sense of those pesky missing tiles in the popular word puzzle.