Heaven, Hell, and Hendecasyllables
A new biography sheds more light on Penn’s most famous and infamous poet—and his poetry.
Beyond Zap
An exhibition at the ICA explores the many obsessions of
a comix genius.
Trying Evil
A new look at a sensational old murder.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2008
Beyond Tango
A young scholar rediscovers Astor Piazzolla.
The Revolution Will Not Be Canonized
Parsing the politics of—and against—modern American poetry.
The Autumn of the Matriarch
Mothers and daughters tangle and untangle in West Philadelphia.
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2008
Sing on, old friend….
Window, Sep|Oct 2008
Mining Treasures, Close to Home
What they found in the museum. Penn in the World
Lost Harmony, Found
Photographer John Yang GAr’57’s lyric journey
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2008
Beyond the Gulf
Window, Jul|Aug 2008
New Boss at the Ross
New Ross director Lynn Marsden-Atlass
Dark Passages
Inexhaustible horror. The Slave Ship
Just Six Words, So Many Stories
(Really) brief lives. Not Quite What I Was Planning
Briefly Noted
May|Jun 2008
Of War and Religion, Light and Memory
Windows on destruction. Remembered Light at Ross Gallery
Puppet Regimes
More than Muppets. The Puppet Show at ICA
When Death Looked Gigantically Down
The Civil War’s uncivil death.
Poor As Folk
Dialogue on poverty. The Souls of Poor Folk
Two Firsts in a Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra premieres two works by Jennifer Higdon.
Heat Waves and Camp Fire Girls
Three books about girls (and some boys) survey the perilous landscape of adolescence.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2008