Unbuilt Penn
From the ICA’s geodesic dome to Furness's Alumni Hall to the skyscraper on Locust Walk, Penn has had some fascinating unbuilt visions.
Coming to Terms
During the High Holidays, a beloved rabbi nearing retirement and an author chronicling the search for his replacement mourn and remember their fathers.
An Apple a Day Keeps the Writers Block Away
The Appling of Kelly Writers House
Finds on Film
Photos from a century of fieldwork at the University Museum
Off the Shelf
Why I’m Like This. Life is sometimes funny, and sometimes not.
The Man Who Made Wall Street. A biography of Anthony Drexel.
Plus: Briefly Noted
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Booda Velvets
Dan Cromie C’93
Painting By Numbers
Dr. Hitoshi Nakazato GFA’66
The Play-ing’s the Thing
Dr. Faye McMahon G’89 Gr’92
A Museum of One’s Own
Judy and Laurence Cutler were looking for an architectural masterpiece in which to set their immense collection of American illustration art. They found that at Vernon Court—along with a few disgruntled neighbors and a couple of missing doorknobs.
Off the Shelf
Think of England. Family secrets.
The Future of Ideas. Who will own the Internet?
Off the Shelf
Hoop Roots. “The game’s as portable as a belief.”
Art—and Compassion —Behind Bars
James Lloyd FA’68
The Big Picture
Muralist Jane Golden brings her vision of art as a medium for social change to Penn—and to one wall in the Mantua neighborhood north of campus.
A Tragedy of Democracy
By Order of the President. Dissecting a tragedy of democracy.
The Art of Youthful Exhibitionism
Undergrads “leave a mark” at Arthur Ross Gallery
Shadow Selves
Look at Me. A novel of dangerous depths.
Nazi Terror. Evil’s work-a-day world.
What’s So Bad About Feeling Good?
In Therapy We Trust. Self-fulfillment as the American religion.
Transported by Brush and Paint
Amalfi Ramirez Finnerty CGS’87
A Showcase for Sikh Heritage
Vijay Singh Chattha C’00
Art from a Land of Sun and Shadows
A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery showcases an alumnus's powerful collection of modern Mexican art.
The Arts For Our Sakes
From College Hall | Penn and the arts.
Sick Culture
Raw Material. What the Victorians thought about disease
Candide, Pangloss, and Cunegonde Join Class of 2005
Candide best of all possible choices for Penn Reading Project
Ever Changing, Always Themselves
The Seduction of Place. Why we love the cities we do.
Misgivings. A poet’s memoir of family life.