Books Unveiling the Complicated Family Story of Anti-Slavery Activists In a celebrated new book, Kerri Greenidge writes about a pair of white sisters lauded for their abolitionist efforts, who had an uneasy relationship with their...
Arts & Humanities Preserving Language Through Poetry with Ofelia Zepeda The poet and Tohono Oʼodham Nation member led a workshop highlighting the humanizing power of verse
Books Shuffling Off Their Mortal Coil A long-time drama professor says onstage deaths reflect cultural trends as much as acting chops
Film & Media Josh Seftel Sees His Oscar-Nominated Documentary as an Antidote to Hate His short documentary on a man's journey from Islamophobe to Muslim is up for an Academy Award
Arts & Humanities The Women Behind Ben Franklin Members of the Founding Father’s inner circle step out of the shadows in a new history
Points of View I Left Medicine for Motherhood and Art—and Found My Joy Being a parent is the most important work I’ve ever done. And as a painter and gallery owner, healing continues to be my focus
Film & Media It’s a Paranoid World Out There A new course in Film and Media Studies traces the enduring role of paranoia and conspiracy in American culture and politics
Arts & Humanities How Sci-Fi and Fantasy Change the World Aliens, Frankenstein, and fairy tales help us imagine feminist futures and radically new ways of being
Arts & Humanities A Puzzling Pattern Jordan Good’s varied interests stretch across disciplines. But they all come down to a common thread
Arts & Humanities At the Green Line’s Lechmere Transit Station, Nature Takes the T Lechmere Station Green Line Extension art by Randal Thurston