Arts & Culture
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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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Stumbling through fog, disillusionment of 1970s
Francine Prose’s memoir trails fleeing 26-year-old novelist to S.F., her attraction to deeply troubled, fading counterculture hero
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Finding new art in unexpected places
Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies loaning pieces from collection to areas around campus to widen exposure, spark reconsideration
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Many splendored? Sometimes, but it’s always intriguing
Staff, faculty offer Valentine’s tips for books that cover what we talk about when we talk about love
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Bringing their whole selves to work
242 artists (with day gigs at Harvard) display in range of media at annual show
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Why are we unhappy?
Zen Buddhist teacher says it’s because we’re always struggling either to possess or avoid people, things, or situations
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Finding community through shared language
Students say University’s first-ever classes in Filipino brought deeper sense of culture — and in some cases, stronger ties to family, friends
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Love the clothes you have
‘Visible mending’ workshop takes aim at fast fashion’s disposable culture. Here, stitches and patches are things of beauty.
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‘It was like the music came from nowhere and revealed itself to us’
Harvard Professor Vijay Iyer reflects on his Grammy-nominated trio’s ‘mystical’ start
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Harvard announces Black Film Project, prize with Smithsonian
Henry Louis Gates Jr. to serve as founding director and Jacqueline Glover named executive director
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It’s a man’s world? Definitely not this year.
Artists such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and others dominated pop music. But it may not mark a watershed in heavily male-dominated business.
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What’s it like to watch ‘Maestro’ as Leonard Bernstein’s daughter? ‘Surreal.’
Alum recalls dad’s love of Harvard, learning as biopic draws Oscar noms
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How alphabetizing diary helped Sheila Heti organize thoughts
Literary boundary-pusher on her new memoir, conversation with AI chatbot that became short story
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What radiologists can learn from looking at art
Medical humanities program inspires exhibit that rewards critical viewing
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Solving a mystery of 19th-century literary history
Scholar’s new biography nails down identity of earliest known Black American woman novelist, first theorized by Gates
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Creation of ‘genre-defying, sort-of-uncategorizable’ books
Writer Geoff Dyer talks with Maya Jasanoff about history, memory, and life on the USS George H.W. Bush with 5,000 new friends
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A case for the ‘beautiful, troubling’ complexity of art
Philosopher Quinn White sees a big flaw in common response to creative work
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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.