Shredding the Classics on a Roman Holiday
DJ, guitarist—and classics-scholar—Corey Brennan C’81.
Tracing the Class of 1811
The Class of 1811 in profile.
She’s Got Guests and a Show, Too—Pretty Cool
SNL’s newest star, Miley mimic Vanessa Bayer C’04.
Endorsements, Inc.
Endorsement deal-maker Michael Balser C’90.
Alumni Notes
May|June 2011
Obituaries
May|June 2011
T-minus Six Days
Catch the Philadelphia Science Festival before it ends.
Jennifer Egan C’85 takes home the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction (updated: and the Pulitzer)
The award statement calls A Visit From the Goon Squad “a novel at once experimental in form and crystal clear in the overlapping stories it delivers, offering us a sense of youth and what gets lost along the way.”
Dara Lovitz C’00 on house cats, songbirds, and animal law
Conversation with the animal rights activist and lawyer whose book Muzzling a Movement was released earlier this year.
Cynthia Kaplan C’85 is feeling a little bit Fangry
Kaplan was in Philly just before Christmas, delivering her yuletide carols to an enthusiastic crowd at the Tin Angel.
Neurosurgeon Michael Lemole M’95 is recognized, again
When he stepped up to the microphone at the press briefing after surgery and delivered an update on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Lemole became a sort of unofficial spokesperson for the tragedy.
Now on YouTube: Classless
Undergrad life, skewed and skewered.
Jon Sarkin C’75 splashes some paint on Guster
The art of Jon Sarkin C'75 is all over the music video for Guster's hit song "Do You Love Me," and if you look closely you can see Sarkin himself make a cameo.
Passion Play
Sure it’s nice being a giant in the world of psychology, but sometimes Marty Seligman “just can’t wait to get to the bridge screen.”
Exit Laughing
How many of us can say that the last words we heard from a sick friend made us roar with laughter?
Tour of Duty
Four decades after Vietnam, a former soldier mounts a different mission.
Classical Revolutionary
Veronica Jurkiewicz C’04 foments Classical Revolution.
One Witty Woman, 12 “Fangry” Songs
Cynthia Kaplan C’85 rocks comedy in Fangry.
A Celebration of Science
Gerri Trooskin EAS’02 SPP’06 is leading Philly’s science celebration.
Saving Brains from Bullets
G. Michael Lemole Jr. M’95 was Gabrielle Gifford’s neurosurgeon.
Chance Encounters
Jacob Lief C’99’s Ubuntu Education Fund helps 40,000 South Africans.
Giving Birth to Hope
Kitsie Converse CW’63 CGS’95 did not forget her friend Victo.
Pushing the Animal-Rights Envelope
Dara Lovitz C’00 defends animals and their advocates.