Arts
Arts
The Arden's “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" Highlights Underrepresentation in Penn's Theatre Scene
Penn's performing arts communities could learn a thing or two from “School Girls,” says rising senior Cristle Ike.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Arts
The ICA's 'Infrastructure' Radically Rethinks How We Consume Art
Unlike most art exhibitions, the ICA's most recent exhibition poses countless questions—and it asks its visitors for the answers.
by RACHEL SWYM
Arts
Ocean Vuong Promotes His New Poetry Collection, 'Time is a Mother,' at the Philadelphia Free Library
In conversation with Airea Matthews, Ocean Vuong returns to the grief of losing his mother while discussing the colonization of creative writing.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Arts
Mark Gibson's Cartoon-Inspired Illustrations Confront Injustice
A chat with the Guggenheim–winning artist and Temple professor
by IRMA KISS
Arts
The Endurance of Art: Reviewing 'Water, Wind, Breath' at the Barnes
This spring’s exhibition in the Roberts Gallery introduces art truly structured by the Southwestern landscape.
by SHAHANA BANERJEE
Arts
Make Comics and Don't Give a Fuck: In Conversation with Nate Garcia
Meet the 19–year–old, self–made adult comic artist who likes the word “fuck” and hates superheroes.
by MIRA SYDOW
Arts
Reddit’s r/place: A Chaotic Digital Art Experiment
Penn’s logo stakes its claim on a canvas of a million pixels.
by JESSA GLASSMAN
Arts
Tarot Card Art Is a Visual Timeline of Cultural Mysticism
From Renaissance Italy to TarotTok, today’s tarot card designs bring modern flair to ancient wisdom.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Arts
Meet Kaiser Ke, Whose Work Makes You Look at the Art Before the Artist
Artist Spotlight | In 'Non Sequitur,' his premiere exhibit at the Philomathean Society, Kaiser reincarnates not only art, but history.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Arts
Jennifer Egan Talks Career, Craft, and Culture
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author returns to Penn with her sixth novel … and some much–needed advice.
by IRMA KISS
Arts
Meet Anna Hoppel, the Painter Bringing Motion to a Static Form of Art
Artist Spotlight | Anna wants you to know that art is all around you and within you.
by NATALIA CASTILLO
Arts
Stories Beyond Logic
Surreal representation re-emerges in ongoing exhibits in the New York City art scene.
by XINYI (CINDY) JIANG
Arts
Rodin’s Little Miracles
The famed French artist’s boundless sense of wonder, seen through his hand sculptures
by IRMA KISS
Arts
Getting to Know '100 People'
Mark Stockton’s exhibition turns the portrait into a non–hierarchical medium.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Style
BookTok Is Making Books Cool Again
Bookworms are revolutionizing reading, one recommendation at a time.
by SHELBY ABAYIE
Arts
'Hadestown' Retells the Myth of Orpheus in a Critique of Capitalism
It’s more than just a love story.
by XINYI (CINDY) JIANG
Arts
On Penn's Campus, Women's History Lurks in Plain Sight
Explore iconic female figures on campus through these ten artworks.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Arts
The Rotunda Offers a Space for Art, and Community Too
Inside a landmark West Philly cultural center
by EMILY MAIORANO
Music
Summer Walker makes space for interiority, proving she’s 'Still Over It'
Walker's sophomore album places a premium on voice and navigates a complicated relationship.
by KALIYAH DORSEY
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