At the Crossroads
The Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery casts the cradle of Abrahamic religions and alphabetic innovation as a cosmopolitan sphere—not just a conflict-ridden one.
Safe Harbor, Fitful Prospects
How Philadelphia has repelled, attracted, and been reinvigorated by refugees.
The Lambs of War
Buzz Bissinger explores World War II through a group of football players pushed into the ultimate sacrifice. Daniel Akst probes the legacy of pacifist resisters.
Arts Calendar
Jan|Feb 2023
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2023
Night Fever
DJ “Michael the Lion” (also a researcher and lecturer in the Weitzman School of Design) is a big believer in the nighttime economy.
Head Trip
A Penn Libraries exhibit melds Arthur Tress’s surreal photography with his voracious appetite for Japanese illustration.
Enablers
A business school professor examines the many flavors of complicity.
Sea Stewards
In a pair of new books, on coral reefs and sperm whales, two impassioned ocean lovers offer contrasting visions of how to safeguard its splendors.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2022
Arts Calendar
Nov|Dec 2022
Arts Calendar
Sep|Oct 2022
Framing History
A pair of history profs teams up with Getty Images to create a public-facing, photography-oriented window into Black history.
Art Scents
Sissel Tolaas’ olfactory aesthetics at ICA.
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2022
Father Martin’s New Mission
Jesuit priest James Martin reflects on his path to LGBT-focused ministry.