Vanity
Arts Vanity: I Lack the Fortitude for Intensive Concert Warfare
You truly haven’t lived until you’ve traded your self-respect for a wristband and a spot near a barricade.
Arts Vanity: Artist Profile: Isabelle A. Lu ’26 is Also Single — Single-Minded in Her Plan to Ruin the Arts Section
Lu, who identifies as an Elphaba sun, Brat moon, and Shrek rising, has rapidly become one of my favorite people.
Arts Vanity: What the JFK Street Dunkin’ Renovation Means for Harvard
In a downright sneaky manner, the JFK St. Dunkin’ is now almost completely refurbished.
Arts Vanity: Rachel Maksy Hugged Me Last Week
As the new Books Exec, I would like to talk about someone who should be my worst enemy.
Arts Vanity: How to Attract a Harvard Student
Enjoy the following crash course, which I’ve rather creatively titled “How To Dress To Attract a Harvard Student: A Tutorial.”
Arts Vanity: Thank You, John Singer Sargent
Thank you, John Singer Sargent. You’ll never meet me, but when I look at the world through your eyes, it’s almost like I know you.
Arts Vanity: Artist Profile: Theater Executive Angelina X. Ng ’26 is Single
Angelina X. Ng ’26, funny Asian woman, Sabrina Carpenter fan, and outgoing Co-Theater Executive, spent this year on the Crimson’s Arts Board in pursuit of one thing: Love.
Arts Vanity: A Starving (Pre-Med) Artist’s Winter To-Do List
I’ve created a detailed to-do list to maximize my artistic output during this upcoming holiday season.
Arts Vanity: How To Tour An Art Museum Effectively
Touring a museum is a bit of an art form in itself. Therefore, I thought it might be fun to put together a “guide” for touring an art museum.
Arts Vanity: My Favorite Watched Films from Each Month of 2024
My Favorite Watched Films from Each Month of 2024
Arts Vanity: Top 4 Gothic Stories That Would Benefit From an Immersive Experience
Here are the top four Gothic short stories that would benefit more from an immersive experience than from a screen adaptation.
Arts Vanity: How ‘Dead Poets Society’ Helped Me Survive My First New England Winter
Ultimately, there is a certain tone, feeling, and aesthetic in that film which I have always been obsessed with, and have always dreamt about experiencing for myself.
Arts Vanity: The Top Ten Music Pieces I’ve Published This Year
I compiled a list of my ten favorite articles that I published. Here they are, in a particularly suggestive order.
Arts Vanity: On the Jane Austen Macmillan Collector’s Library Box Set, and How Physical Books Carry More than Just Stories
When I think of books, I think of my Jane Austen box set, and the six titles included inside.
Arts Vanity: Jane Austen Heroines as Songs From My Fall ’24 Playlist
So with that, I will be yet again uniting my love of music and enjoyment of 19th-century literature and pairing novel characters to songs that soundtracked this fall for me.
Arts Vanity: Sleuthing Sondheim, or A Thank You to Amy Wilkins & Others (Whoever You May Be)
I encourage everyone to annotate their scripts and scores. Your enigmatic scribbles can provide enjoyment or enlightenment for someone in the future.
Arts Vanity: Top Vintage Trends To Bring Back in 2025
Here is a comprehensive list of every retro trend I believe we need to bring back in 2025.
Arts Vanity: What Should Be On Your Next Spotify Wrapped
Here are some metrics and features that aren’t on your Spotify Wrapped this year but could be interesting to know.
Arts Vanity: The Case for Technicolor
Film is in a coloring crisis, where the beautifully colored cinema of old is being replaced with dingy and dark movies that all seem to have the same gray color scheme.
Arts Vanity: A Reaction to My Top Songs of 2024 (LIVE)
This time, I will hit shuffle and react as I hear the music that made up most of the 89,679 minutes I spent with my headphones on this year.
Arts Vanity: How I Learned to Whistle
Now, in the glorious two weeks since break, instead of putting in my AirPods, I whistle.
Arts Vanity: A Screenager’s Guide to the NYT Games
Read on for my tips, tricks, and thoughts on some of my favorite New York Times Games.
Arts Vanity: In Defense of Apple Music
I stand by my allegiance to Apple Music. After this experience, I offer readers my takeaways
Arts Vanity: The Best Choreography I’ve Ever Seen
I have taken the creative liberty to rank the best choreography I have ever seen — and likely attempted to learn — during my 22 years of life.