Morning reading:

Greg Cook has a fun review of "Inappropriate Covers" at Brown's Bell Gallery. I like L. Amelia Raley's embroidery (right), but I also like Greg kicking the exhibit for wall text like this: "Brian Dettmer's surgical interventions into the book expose topographies of hypertextual juxtaposition, retrieving singular reliefs from a vast array of combinations latent within any one volume." That's one reason people hate modern art. ... Greg also reports that students and other Rose Art Museum supporters will "celebrate and reflect" today at Brandeis, although it sounds more like a wake. ... Megan Tench covers last night's Elliot Norton Awards for the Globe, featuring an appearance by Al Pacino to honor his late friend Paul Benedict.