Rethinking Design
DesignPhiladelphia founder Hilary Jay C’83.
Kelly Writers House Expands Online Book Groups
Latest online discussion groups from Kelly Writers House.
Eye Candy
A filling dessert from Martha Rich GFA’11.
Museums and Their Meanings
Conn asks Conn, Do Museums Still Need Objects?
Moscow Noir
Martin Cruz Smith’s venerable Russian detective investigates dark crimes and class tensions.
Down to Zeroes
Randall Lane C’90 wrote the book on Wall Street insanity.
At the Mosque Door
Painting by Osman Hamdi Bey, who played a major role in the Penn Museum’s first archaeological dig, at Nippur in the late 1800s.
Art History Lessons
An exhibit at the Arthur Ross Gallery offers a revealing look at some treasures of the University’s art collection—but a walk around campus works, too.
When Wax Was Hot
Four decades ago, a Penn-dominated rock band was poised to take the world by storm. What happened?
To Flush or Not to Flush
Penn Reading Project’s The Big Necessity makes excrement interesting.
Crafting Art
A new exhibition celebrates the singular designs of Wharton Esherick.
Speak Softly, and Carry a Big Bat
A hard-hitting history of horsehide diplomacy.
Après Roland, le Déluge
Beyond Bovary. One Hundred Great French Books.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2010
A Wordslinger Takes on a Gunslinger—and Other Cultural Pursuits
Dan Rottenberg C’64 still believes in journalism.
The Unusual Suspects
A new book celebrates the sketchy offspring of Penn’s macabre master.
Separation Anxiety
A new book untangles the legal arguments and unintended consequences of Church v. State.
Flotsam and Jetsam at an Exhibition
Slought Foundation gathers “leftover” artifacts
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2010
Relays Racer
Window, Jul|Aug 2010
Putting the Big Moves on Philly
JJ Tiziou C’02’s 50,000-square-feet photo project
Easy on the Eyes
Young-Hwan Choi GAr’11’s shape-shifting shelter
The Beast in the Mirror
Two books examine the ethical issues of our relationship with animals.
Seeking the Many Styles of Philadelphia
Styles of the city. Philadelphia Originals