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.
Off the Shelf
Frank Furness. A biography of the Fisher Fine Arts Library’s architect.
Plus: An interview with the author; Briefly Noted.
Uncommon Reader
Larry Dark C’81
Breaking in the Bard
Diane Antonelli Herr CW’67 GEd’68
Happy Meal, Funny Papers
Mark Pett C’92
Pie From the Sky
Artist Elizabeth Myers Castonguay FA’78 paints “America the Flavorful.”
Emeritus Professor, Emerging Painter
Former SAS Dean Rosemary Stevens’ “parallel career” as a painter.
Off the Shelf
A Matter of Degrees. Taking temperature’s measure.
Can’t Be Satisfied. A life of Muddy Waters.
Four Weddings and a Hit TV Series
Kirk Marcolina C’92
Learning to See Lancaster Avenue
When a suburban commuter finally got out of his car, he found himself viewing an old street—and its people—through new eyes.