Arts & Entertainment
HIMYM Recap: “Mom and Dad”
27 hours left! Wait, what? The wedding is tomorrow?
Review: "Charlie Countryman"
Ever so often a movie comes along that not only has the ability to excite but also the potential to make its viewers empathize, and, in the case of “Charlie Countryman,” it is certainly easy to do so with the title character (Shia LaBeouf). A whole new take on the phrase “that escalated quickly,” Charlie finds himself on a plane to Bucharest, Romania on the orders of his mother’s ghost, with instructions from the man who died while sitting next to him on the plane to find his daughter.
Trailer of the Week: “The Wolf of Wall Street”
The day that Paramount announced the postponement of Martin Scorsese’s next big film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughney, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” they released a second trailer.
Review: "About Time"
What would happen if you learned on your 21st birthday that you had the gift of time travel in order to revisit and possibly change any moment in your life?
PARKS & RECREATION RECAP: "Filibuster"/"Recall Vote"
"Filibuster" 1. Leslie pulls a Wendy Davis. Even though she’s just planned a perfect (early) 90s–themed birthday for Ben, Leslie steps up and delivers an epic filibuster at City Hall.
Synesthesia: “The Royal Tenenbaums”
Wes Anderson chooses his music carefully. One of the most beautiful, complex and frustrating elements of his films is the ambiguity of the time period.
Guilty Pleasure: In Defense of “The Bachelor” Franchise
With about half of all marriages in the United States ending in divorce and about a third of all marriages starting from online dating, is it really that ridiculous to believe people could find true love on TV?
Review: Rodin at the Arthur Ross Gallery
The human presence is this single Rodin-lined room of the Arthur Ross Gallery’s most startling feature.
Fernand Leger at the PMA
If Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby epitomizes the Roaring Twenties of New York, then Fernand Léger’s “The City” exemplifies Les Années Folles of Paris—the centerpiece of the recently debuted exhibit, “Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis,” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Penn Grads in Arts and Books
From Van Pelt to the Met, these Penn alums are making and taking care of art.
Famous Museum People Who Went to Penn
The painter Benjamin West (1738–1820): President of the Royal Academy of Arts in London The historian and author Amandus Johnson (1877–1974): Founding curator of the American Swedish Historical Museum Architect Louis Kahn (1901–1974): Architect of the Yale University Art Gallery Artist and antiques expert Jonathan Leo Fairbanks (b.
Hidden Gems of Rock's Finest
The Beatles wrote more than "Here Comes the Sun"
Review: "Artpop" — Lady Gaga
It’s feeding time, and Mother Monster isn’t holding any reservations with her servings on “Artpop.” The album is a roller coaster of its own making.
Famous Beards in Music
In honor of No Shave November, we’ve singled out the most impressive beards in the music business.
Review: "Mug Museum" — Cat Le Bon
With consistent light rhythm and bizarre instrumental shifts, Cate Le Bon recreates sonic energy from the seventies, largely drawing upon The Velvet Underground & Nico and Television for inspiration.
