Miscellaneous selections
- “How to Set Healthy Boundaries Around What You Share Online” (WIRED.com)
“Teaching Classic Lit Helps Game Designers Make Better Stories.” (WIRED.com)
- "Fifteen lessons from nine years of teaching" (from Writing in Education, Issue Number 76)
- My Brother & Kate Spade (Thoughts on Suicide) (from The Detroit Jewish News)
- Galway Kinnell and the Blue Button-Down (from The Southampton Review)
- Sharing Voices, Acting Crazy (excerpted from the anthology To Light A Fire)
- My Dog Chester: Junk mailers put the mooch in pooch (from Vanity Fair)
- Medici Masterpieces (from The Detroit Jewish News)
- Art in Found Objects (an interview with Graceann Warn)
- The New Artisans (from Detroit Monthly)
- Fundraising for Wayne State University Medical School (Clinical Skills Center Suite)
- Fundraising for Wayne State University Medical School (Lobby and Service Center) (with special thanks to Ron Spalding for his technical expertise)
- Three Profiles of Faculty Emeritus (from The Roeper School)
- The Doll Lady (from The Detroit Jewish News)
Selections from 100 Essential Books for Jewish Readers
- Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
- Maus 1 and 2 (Art Spiegelman)
- Night (Elie Wiesel)
- The Shawl (Cynthia Ozick)
- The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
- Getting Even/Side Effects/Without Feathers (Woody Allen)
- Hilter's Willing Executioners (Daniel Jonah Goldhagen)
- Out of the Shadows: A Photographic Portrait of Jewish Life in Central Europe Since the Holocaust (Edward Serotta)
Selections from Detroit Women's Wire: "Women To Watch"
Selections from The Detroit Institute of Arts Magazine (DIA)
- An interview with Dale Chihuly: Beauty in Abundance
- An interview with Arnold Newman: Environmental Portraits
- On Helen Levitt: In the Street: A Photographer’s Journey
More will be coming soon.
Selections from The New York Observer
- In Ms. Brokaw's Business, The Prime Time Is Playtime
- Beautiful Antique Clothes Increasingly Harder to Find
- Stuffing the Stocking with Holiday Gift Ideas
- Live Out Your Fantasies This Halloween
- Rediscover the Magical World of Children's Books
- When Chocolate is Your Fatal Attraction
Columbia University asked alumni for advice to their graduating class. Here's what Frenkel wrote:
Treat yourself as though you were a beloved friend. You aren’t your net worth; don’t confuse the two. Kindness is more important than intelligence, although I hope you never have to choose. A sense of humor is almost as important as kindness. When things get difficult, help someone else. Integrity counts. Nurture your friendships. Those friendships and good health are among your greatest treasures. Cultivate curiosity. Wisdom will come in a myriad of forms. Please don’t mistake your Ivy-League education for it.
Be grateful for having the privilege of a fine education. Savor the wonders around you daily. They will multiply. Know, too, everyone has their fears; you are seeing their façade. Listen to your internal voice. If it multiplies and argues, just get help. Don’t ever be too proud to ask for it. Remember the ripple effects of your actions. What you say and do truly matters. Most of all, know that if you are able to get up in the morning, use clean hot and cold running water, discuss our government freely and not worry about your safety or a family member’s safety because of it, you are fortunate.