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Artist Profile: Jacek Smolicki Listens to the World
By Eleanor W. Rubin •
Jacek Smolicki, a Stockholm-based designer, researcher, and artist specializing in immersive environmental soundscapes, is Harvard’s 2026 Loeb/ArtLab fellow.
Arts

'Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography' Review: An Ambitious Yet Disjointed Exhibition at the MFA

“Faces in the Crowd” is an ambitious exhibition that seeks to depict multiple places, techniques, and themes with a few works.

Arts

FiDO Pizza Review: Allston’s New Neighborhood Joint

By Audrey Zhang
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Good bread, good pies, good sweets — what more does a college neighborhood need?

On Campus

Harvard Ballet Company Presents Romance and Gothicism in ‘Nocturne’

By Sophie Tung
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Candela was the “heart of both acts,” according to Nagler, and their partnership with HBC added a layer of novelty to the production.

Columns

Kate E. Ravenscroft’s Local Appetite: Clear Flour Bread

Nestled in the elbow of Thorndike St. and Lawton St., Clear Flour is a true Boston idyll.

‘Conscious of Language and Power’: Katie Kitamura on the Physical Life of Words

One book at a time, Katie Kitamura is devising a theory on how to articulate what is undefinable.

On Campus

EESA Strikes a Chord With Second Annual Ethio-Jazz Soiree

The event was a hit last year, and so EESA wanted to continue the tradition. Given this year’s turnout, the Ethio-Jazz soiree is well on its way to becoming an annual fixture in the campus arts scene.

Artist Profile: Olivia F. Data ’26 and Preston C. Bushnell ’26 on ‘Get a Clue’ and Penning Original Musicals

By Maia M. Abed
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It doesn’t take a detective to figure out that this powerhouse roommate duo is not a one-hit wonder. "This isn't our first rodeo,” said Data.

Metro Arts

'Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography' Review: An Ambitious Yet Disjointed Exhibition at the MFA

“Faces in the Crowd” is an ambitious exhibition that seeks to depict multiple places, techniques, and themes with a few works.

FiDO Pizza Review: Allston’s New Neighborhood Joint

By Audrey Zhang
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Good bread, good pies, good sweets — what more does a college neighborhood need?

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Arts

Boston Ballet’s ‘Jewels’ Review: Ballet Brillante Returns

On Sunday Nov. 9, the Citizens Opera House sparkled with anticipation as George Balanchine’s “Jewels” made its long-awaited return to the Boston Ballet.

Arts

Boston Cafe Wishing Cup Hopes to ‘Brew Good, Do Good’

By Maia M. Abed
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Wishing Cup inspires a community of people to slow down, enjoy the company of those around them, and to uplift fellow Bostonians when in need.

On Campus

‘EXpedition’: Expressions Dance Company’s Standout Fall Showcase

Exciting and entertaining, the EXpedition was a true celebration of dance’s impact on campus.

Music

‘Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan’ Album Review: Interesting Concept, Yet Less-Than-Fiery Execution

Listeners will likely not remember specifics from any one song; only visions of a calm sea and soft cries of orchestral instruments will endure.

On Campus

Artist Profile: Aaron Goldberg ’96 on Jazz as a Philosophy of Living

For Aaron Goldberg ’96, improvisation is not just musical technique, but an organizing principle of his life. Goldberg is no stranger to paving new pathways between the academic and artistic, analytic and emotional.

Arts

‘Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor’ Review: A Spellbinding Exhibition at the MFA

At the MFA, many of Winslow Homer’s light sensitive watercolor paintings are displayed together for the first time in 50 years.