Paging Through Ireland
A book lover finally finds the time to read what she wants.
Our Love is Here to Stay
Wedding bells will continue to ring for same-gender couples.
Eating Dirt for the Disc
Fools Fest is 72 hours of living, sleeping, and eating Ultimate Frisbee.
A Penn Romance
A news clipping, a crowded train,
and 65 adoring years.
Curry and Car Exhaust
Sri Lanka bombards the senses.
Hard to Die
What cases like Terry Schiavo’s can teach us.
Life Lessons from a Coach
What a non-basketball-playing English major learned from Fran Dunphy.
Expatriate Games
Every time I moved, I was faced with the prospect of reinventing myself.
Remains of a Cold Day
I naively imagined exhumations would be solemn affairs to honor the dead.
Make the Child the Client
Safety, not family preservation, must be the first goal.
Pocket Change
How a parent lost his wallet—but found something worth much more—at Penn.
One Faith, Many Fragments
A scholar pursues harmony—and gender justice—in Islam.
Anapra
You go far away to see things you’ve never seen before.
The Golden Age of the Obituary
It’s a great time to die—or, at least, to read about it.
The Times and the Times
The personal is still political.
Gentle Into That Good Night
An apology to Loren Eiseley.
Confronting Lichtenworth
My grandmother was meant to die under these windows on this frozen concrete floor.
Some Bargain
Today’s consumers feel spied on and manipulated—and powerless to stop it.
Keeping up with the Freshmen
For this senior, a little forced socializing goes a long way.
One Last Slice of Bobby Koch
His deli served up cold cuts and warm memories.
Guns, Qat, and Kebabs
In Yemen, AK-47s accompany lunch.
Breach in the Levees
Katrina showed how we’re dangerously vulnerable to another terrorist attack.
Making Connections
My job was to seek out the homeless, and talk to them.
The Spark
Everything in life is about knowing and mastering a bit more.