Another Fall in Philadelphia
Elaine Lisle C’76’s autumnal images of Philadelphia.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2016
Arts Calendar
Sept|Oct 2016
Director Gone Bad
Mean Girls director Mark Waters C’86 is taking a shot at R-rated comedy with Bad Santa 2 this Thanksgiving—and still trying to figure out his place in ever-evolving Hollywood.
Cooking in the Archives
Two English PhD alumnae are updating old recipes for modern kitchens. Here are some of their most successful creations so far—and the dish they won't make again.
Grappling with Tragedy
Alumni wrestlers teamed up for documentary, Team Foxcatcher.
Song Man
Jeff Coon C’92 is enjoying the musical of his life.
Ambassador Word
Miles Hodges C’13 says “screw that” to being quiet in the library.
The Art of Giving
Alumni Kathy and Keith Sachs’ “art of our time” collection at PMA.
Late Start, Big Prize
Airea D. Matthews C’94 takes Yale Younger Poets prize.
Bedtime Stories for the Aging
Arlene Heyman M’73’s Scary Old Sex.
Digging Up Deuteronomy
Pre-Biblical quest. The Lost Book of Moses.
Box Art
Window, July|Aug 2016
Arts Calendar
July|Aug 2016
Briefly Noted
July|Aug 2016
Speaking Through Dance
Jennifer Weber C’00, founder of Strictly Funk, discusses her post-Penn career and the niche she's found in theatrical hip-hop.
The Wild Yarns at Swan Pond
Window, May|June 2016
Inside Cleaver
Karen Rile C’80 wields Cleaver.
The Essential Tinseltown
Cinema studies’ Peter Decherney on Hollywood history.
Adjusting the Focus
Jennifer Higdon G’92 Gr’94’s first opera, Cold Mountain
Arts Calendar
May|June 2016
UT’s Loss Is PennDesign’s Gain
Alumnus Fritz Steiner, of UT-Austin, named new PennDesign dean.
A People’s History of ENIAC
New book on ENIAC emphasizes machine’s operations—and operators.
Wasser World
Julian Wasser’s photographic love affair with Hollywood began more than half a century ago. He’s been loving and hating and shooting it ever since.