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Alexandra M. Kluzak
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‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Review: A Terrifying Critique of Modern Materialism
The show's social critique is more terrifying than the games themselves.
Antiguan Ambassador Condemns Slavery Remembrance Program Layoffs, Demands Reparations in Letter to Garber
Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Ronald M. Sanders, condemned Harvard’s decision to lay off the staff of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, urging the University to step up its reparative efforts in a Tuesday letter to University President Alan M. Garber ’76.
Harvard Art Museums Receive Bequest of 64 Edvard Munch Artworks
The Harvard Art Museums received a bequest of 62 prints and two paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, an addition that makes the museum’s collection of Munch’s work one of the largest in the United States.
Harvard Professor Vincent Brown Quits Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee After University Lays Off Research Team
Harvard professor Vincent A. Brown resigned from a committee within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative on Monday, condemning the University’s decision to lay off Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program staff in a scathing resignation letter.
Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program Identified 913 Enslaved People, 403 Living Descendants Before Layoffs
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative identified at least 913 individuals enslaved by Harvard faculty, staff, and leadership and at least 403 of their living descendants, according to an internal report from December.
Columnist Charles Blow To Leave New York Times, Accept Inaugural Langston Hughes Fellowship at Harvard
Author and journalist Charles M. Blow will leave The New York Times and receive the inaugural Langston Hughes fellowship at Harvard, hosted by the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
In Antigua and Barbuda, Legacy of Slavery Initiative Identifies Hundreds More Enslaved by Harvard Affiliates
Researchers met with Prime Minister Gaston A. Browne and Governor General Rodney E.L. Williams of Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday to discuss identifying descendants of people enslaved by Harvard affiliates in the island nation.
Artist Profile: Max B. Allison ’25 Explores The Intersection of Art and Technology
For Conflux, Allison developed code to allow a user’s brain waves to control music generated by a synthesizer.
Actors’ Shakespeare Project Crafts An ‘Emma’ We Can All Root For
Vital and her cast and crew paint a sympathetic portrait of a woman constrained by societal norms but who valiantly strives to achieve her desires nonetheless.
Rational or Too Rebellious: The Ethics of Radically Reinterpreting History
Provocatively titled “Lover of Men,” a recent documentary builds a case that Lincoln was gay.
Ash Center Event Examines Rightward Shift of Black and Latino Voters
Two professors argued that Black and Latino voters in the 2024 presidential election shifted rightward because of their broader dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party during an Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation webinar Thursday evening.
‘Anastasia’ Review: A Masterful Examination of Identity in a Tumultuous Era of Russian History
Composed of standout after standout performance, “Anastasia” is a production faithful to the original and replete with talent.
What the Hell Happened: Creatives Condemn AI Threats
Unwilling to sit idly by, tens of thousands of creatives signed an online letter condemning the use of human art in training generative AI.
The Witches of El Paso Review: Magic and Reality Muddle the Message
In this epic whirlwind Luis Jaramillo constructs, an all-consuming magic threatens the women's autonomy across time, space, people, and countries.
Cambridge Women’s Entrepreneurship Network Relaunches After 5-Year Hiatus
The Cambridge Women’s Commission and the Economic Opportunity and Development Division re-launched the Cambridge Women’s Entrepreneurship Network Thursday morning.