Photography and Text by Anisha Arora, Copyright 2018 . A Whiff of History . The Wharton/Penn bubble is real. My looming graduation in May made me realize that I have spent all my time at Wharton in the small bubble extending from Huntsman Hall in Center City to Rittenhouse Square. So, for this assignment, … Read more
Photography and Text by Luca Pioltelli, Copyright 2018 . MATERA, ITALY . Known as “la Citta Sotterranea” (the Subterranean City), Matera is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, having been inhabited since the 10th millennium BC. Its historical center “Sassi”, is considered a World Heritage Site UNESCO since 1993. … Read more
. Letters From Prison: Part 5, 2018 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . Retuning, as promised, to 2003: On June 7 when I returned from attending Marion’s memorial service and wake in North Carolina I was arrested on charges that were later dismissed and thrown in jail, where I was held for … Read more
Letters From Prison: Part 4, 2018 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . Let me talk a bit about what happened to me, particularly because something similar could happen to almost anyone in today’s America. The year was 2003 and I was at the top of my game. In 2001 I had … Read more
Photography and Text by Anisha Arora, Copyright 2018 . BOOK REVIEW . JOHN SZARKOWSKI: LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS . SHOES . When talking about Lewis W. Hine, one of the photographers included in the book, the author writes that “he conceived of the medium as a means of studying and describing the social conditions around … Read more