Passing the Vernacular
Venturi Scott Brown, post-Bob-and-Denise.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2012
New Directors for Penn Museum, ICA
Julian Siggers begins his tenure at the Penn Museum; Amy Sadao, assumes her new post at the ICA.
Drama at Sea
Behind the new Winslow Homer exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Memories of a Fellow Traveler
My Journey with Paul Fussell.
Bruno, John, and Gene
A new book, inspired by a distant memory, sheds light on the “Crime of the Century.”
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2012
Get Happy
Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show at the ICA
How Gardens Grow
What happens to us when we walk through a garden.
Mr. Magoo’s Visionaries
The chronicler of a remarkable Hollywood studio talks about the animated characters—real and drawn—that populate his new book.
So Much Still Depends
A new biography of William Carlos Williams approaches the man and his work from some odd angles.
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2012
Playful Pianos
Window, Jul|Aug 2012
Rhythms of Brazil, Visual and Otherwise
Afro-Brazilian works at the Arthur Ross Gallery. Samba Sessão
Fresh Outlook, New Building, (Amazing) Old Museum
The alumna who will curate the Barnes collection in its new home
The Relativity of Ordinary
A new biography of two eminent scientists is much more than that.
The Music Man
Guthrie Ramsey on his new CD, The Colored Waiting Room
Briefly Noted
May|Jun 2012
(Almost) Freewheeling
Window, May|Jun 2012
The Painter, the Peasants, and the Professor
Pieter Bruegel author Larry Silvers on some favorite works
The Healing Game
What happens when a physician won’t let go.
The Classics, Fully Loaded and Ready to be Heard
One-stop shopping for great literature at enjoytheclassics.com
Portrait of a Moral Breakdown
Documentary portrait of a “mega fraudster.” Unraveled
A Dog’s Life (Gourmet Division)
Fine dining for Fido. The Culinary Canine