October 2009
48 posts
The Fox cult hit 'Glee' is about outcasts and... →
Jeremy Dauber, professor of Yiddish language, literature, and culture at Columbia University, writes:The show is about misfits, and the ragged chorus that makes up the McKinley High School glee club is—and suffers a bit from being too much of—the “one in every category” sort: there’s an African American, an Asian American, a gay student, and a nerd in glasses who, to up the ante, is also in a...
Chloe Angyal at Feministing.com recently conducted an interview with Booker Prize-nominated novelist A.S. Byatt: “…or Dame Byatt as she’s officially known…who writes stories about intelligent, complex women.” Chloe asked Byatt what led her to become a novelist, the challenged facing feminism today, who her heroines are, and more. A selection follows: CA: Who are your...
Live Webcast Tonight: Michael Steinhardt on Who... →
Hear legendary money manager turned philanthropist Michael Steinhardt, the chairman of The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life, discuss the current renaissance in American Jewish life. In 1967, Steinhardt formed his own hedge fund company, Steinhardt Partners L.P., and made a fortune in one of the most spectacular careers in the history of Wall Street. In 1995, he stunned the financial world by...
Kurt Vonnegut Audio: May 1983
Since our last Kurt Vonnegut recording was so popular…
Upon the release of Look at the Birdie, a collection of previously unpublished stories, the 92Y Poetry Center is pleased to share an archival recording of Mr. Vonnegut from May 16, 1983.
“If you are a New Yorker, if you are a writer, it’s part of your civic duty to appear at the Y—at least once,” Mr. Vonnegut says in his opening...
In another Hollywood anecdote, Vidal recounted how... →
Lloyd Grove on last night’s Gore Vidal talk:But Vidal gathered steam as the evening progressed, and Parini showed slides of photos from his book—which Vidal, with some difficulty, turned around to glimpse. In one, a skinny, dysentery-suffering Vidal was sitting against a wall in Guatemala, where he lived for a time—in sin, it is said—with the erotic writer Anais Nin.
“What was she like?”...
“Don’t just be a pundit, you should also roll up your sleeves.” - Ralph Nader @92Y last night. (via)
WatchDaily Show’s Wyatt Cenac premieres “Still a Boss,” the video he and Slim Thug wrote and directed to raise awareness about a community in trouble.
Comedy Below Canal returns to 92YTribeca tonight with Wyatt, John Oliver, Hannibal Buress, music from Che Grand and DJ Car Stereo (Wars).
Ensure Your Shopping Dollars Go Far to Fight... →
newsweek:
In October, the shelves are full with pink products promoting breast cancer awareness. But which items help the cause and which waste your money?
Good time to mention that Dr. Larry Norton, deputy physician-in-chief of Memorial Hospital and the medical director of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, returns to 92Y on Oct 22 for the 17th year...
92Y Podcasts: July 13, 2006: Ruth Reichl, Anne...
thefuzzydave:
1890 recording of Walt Whitman...
Referring to the publication of The Original of Laura, a novel Vladimir Nabokov was working on at his death, the BBC said it is “…likely to be the literary event of 2009.”
At the time of his death however in 1977, Nabokov asked his wife to promise him that she would destroy the manuscript. She never did destroy it, instead holding it in a vault of a Swiss bank. When she passed away, the...
WatchQ&A with Tim Rutili of CalifoneFlavorpill: Film has clearly been something you’ve thought about for a while. Califone has played improvised scores to other artists’ silent films, resulting in the two Deceleration records, and you’ve made your own short films and music videos. But this is your first feature. What led you to make it? TR: I started late summer last year by collecting...
Local Media's Hidden Asset: Their Salesforces [A... →
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The story above discussing a new partnership between the Curbed Network, a national network of local blogs, and the Village Voice, seems an extension of realities Village Voice editor-in-chief Tony Ortega repeatedly highlighted at the Print Vs Blog event last may at at 92YTribeca. Ortega believed the Voice’s strength in the local ad market was a key advantage over local blogs. ...
From left to right: Isaac Luria, Sara Schwimmer, Motti Seligson, and Daniel Sieradski, moderator.
“Email is probably the best app ever invented.” —Isaac Luria, Campaigns director for J Street, from last night’s panel discussion at 92Y.
If you missed it, the 92Y Blog has a recap, and Daniel Sieradski of Jewschool has the full audio.
It was a very informative event...
