“Flesh and Blood” Founder
Q&A With Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson
China’s Beaux-Arts Ambassadors
A fall conference and ongoing exhibit highlight the work of Penn-trained architects in China.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2004
Force of Life
Stuart Yankell CGS’85 GFA’88
The Evolution of Moderne Man
Robert Aibel C’72 ASC’76 Gr’84
In the Genes
An engaging, accessible guide to genomics and you.
Perfection of the Work
A son’s study of a brilliant architect and errant father.
Reflections on a Shattered Glass
The adorable little weenie I knew was nothing but a con artist.
Visionary Art
A shaman-artist’s yarn paintings feature brilliant colors, dreamlike imagery, and rich cultural significance.
A Gift
Poems “dense with real living” from C.K. Williams.
Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor a Touch of Madness
Novelist J. Robert Lennon delivers Mailman
The Vastness of a Small, Small World
Window, Jan|Feb 2004
Poetry to Go
Window, Nov|Dec 2003
Shadowing History
Recreating the journey of a World War II airman in France.
Good Companions
Celebrating the art of Joseph Cornell in all its “playfulness and remarkable spiritual resonance.”
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