Dead, Doomed, or Shaky
For the world’s marine life, it’s a jungle out there.
Family Affairs
Postmodern pastiche of Chekhov’s plays
Briefly Noted
Briefly Noted: Nov|Dec 2003
Solitude and Sanctuary: John Brown’s 40 Days and Nights
Cell block turned art gallery.
Paper Covers Rock
ICA show features Patti Smith’s drawings.
The Lure of Uniformity
What clothes reveal.
Mothers and Daughters
A—funny—novel of marriage, career, and ethnic identity.
Himself/Myself
Writing someone else’s autobiography.
Arts Calendar
Sep|Oct 2003
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2003
A Master of Mosaics Brings His Art to Hillel
Jonathan Mandell GFA’90
First Fictions
First time novelists Robert Cort, Caren Lissner, and Lisa Tucker talk about themselves and their writing, accompanied by excerpts from their work.
Art for Art’s Day
“Communication, coordination, and collaboration,” were the watchwords as the volunteer leaders of the University’s artistic and cultural organizations gathered to eat, talk, and, of course, look.
Operation Iraqi Heritage
Museum Web site helps recover Iraq antiquities.
A Moveable Feast for the Eyes
Rare books from Library’s collection to be shown in Belgium.
Author Earns City Honor
Lorene Cary honored with The Philadelphia Award for her work “to advance the best and largest interest of the community.”
Off The Shelf
Authentic Happiness. How to feel; The Perfect House. Where to live.
Land Grants and Literature
Dave Koch C’98
All Bets are on Banks’ Acting Career
Elizabeth Banks C’96
New Space, Ancient Worlds
The curators for the University Museum’s new exhibit, “Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, Romans,” pick some of their favorite artifacts.
Picture This
Art From the Undergrad
Rushdie: Out of Hiding, Yearning for Anonymity
Salman Rushdie on books, life, and the “hoo-hah” surrounding The Satanic Verses
How to Succeed in Hollywood By Really Trying
Andy Wolk C’70 on writing, directing, and Hollywood success.
The Many Faces of the Qur’an
Show on the Qur’an assembles a rich trove of texts.