Arts & Culture
Model Masterpieces
Thirteen sculptures from Gian Lorenzo Bernini at Harvard Art Museums.
by Nina Pasquini
The Sound of Science
Composer and biophysicist Amir Bitran
by Nancy Walecki
“Shotgun” Diagnosis
The virtues of inaction in delivering medical care
RISD Craft Fair
Artists showcase their work in Providence, Rhode Island. In the foreground are pieces by Dwo Wen Chen/Three Wheel Studio.
by Nell Porter Brown
The New Little Magazines
Keeping literature and long-form journalism alive
by Nancy Walecki
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
by Jonathan Shaw
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
by Max J. Krupnick
“Joyous Protest Posters”
The Royal Chicano Air Force’s activist art at Houghton Library
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Words with No Freedom
A Houghton Library exhibit explores writing in prison.
by Rodrigo del Río
Meet Harvard’s Undergraduate Authors
Dystopia, sickle cell, jazz, and wolves: four Harvard students chronicle their paths to publication.