Events - September, 13, 2012

Zadie Smith

The author of White Teeth discusses her fourth novel, NW.

George Romney Republican: The Rise and Fall of Mitt's Political Mentor

From his 1962 election as Michigan governor until he withdrew two weeks before the 1968 New Hampshire primary, George Romney was a leading candidate for...

Art/Photo/Design

Obsess, Create, and Repeat: Obsession and the Creative Process

This roundtable conversation will explore the myths surrounding artistic production and the unique characteristics of extremely creative artists. The panel will discuss the role of...

Legal/Politics/Economics

More Essential than Ever: The Fourth Amendment in the Twenty First Century

The Fourth Amendment requires that government respect the right of citizens to be "secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and...

Fixing America's Schools

American Federation of Teachers’ President Randi Weingarten and Press+ CEO Steven Brill tackle the crucial issue of education.

Legal/Politics/Economics

Relevant Octogenarians - Mayor Ed Koch, George McGovern, Rupert Murdoch and Paul Volcker

The American population is aging because of advances in healthcare and pharmaceutical technologies, a retirement age of 58 may become the norm; and longevity is...

Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC

Long Island Modernism 1930-1980

Looking at buildings designed by internationally renowned architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe and others, Caroline Rob Zaleski chronicles a...

Performing Arts/Film

On Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater - Jeffrey Magee

Irving Berlin rose from the teeming immigrant community on the Lower East Side to become one of the most influential and accomplished composers in American...

Legal/Politics/Economics, Books

Craig Unger

In his new book, Boss Rove, journalist Craig Unger (author of House of Bush) talks about Karl Rove, a powerful force in the Republican Party...

Books

Big Ang - Bigger Is Better: Real Life Wisdom From the No-Drama Mama

Books

Hampton Fancher - The Shape of the Final Dog and Other Stories

Books, History/NYC

New Books, New Lives: Jewish Immigrant Women, Reading and Identity

Barbara Sicherman writes about women, privileged and not, real (Jane Addams, Ida B. Wells, Edith and Alice Hamilton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman) and imagined (Jo March,...

Books

Hacking the Future: Privacy, Identity, and Anonymity on the Web with Cole Stryker and More

How does online anonymity enable free speech and how is it a threat? Computer technologies have changed many things, one of the most profound being...

Books

Martin Amis with Lucas Wittman

Spend an evening with one of Britain’s great novelists, Martin Amis, while he reads and discusses his latest work Lionel Asbo: State of England, which deals...

Performing Arts/Film

Fashion on Broadway

Celebrity stylist and NY Resident Magazinecolumnist, George Brescia hosts a fashion seminar on the Fall 2012 trends and how they match up with Broadway stars and their...

Books, History/NYC

Richard Zacks

Richard Zacks discusses his widely praised book, Island of Vice, on Teddy Roosevelt’s tenure as New York City police commissioner. E.L. Doctorow calls the book “….A...

Legal/Politics/Economics,

The Politics of Fracking

A panel of experts will discuss how fracking is being addressed in the political and policy arenas. Do supporters of fracking exaggerate its economic benefits...

, History/NYC

Legacies in Korea-U.S. Relations - Dr. David Kim

The Korea Society celebrates its 55th anniversary with the launch of a Legacies in Korea-U.S. Relations series, saluting senior contributors to the bilateral relationship in humanitarian affairs,...

Books, History/NYC

John Kelly - The Graves Are Walking

In The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People, author John Kelly sheds new light on one of the worst disasters to...

Performing Arts/Film,

Higher Learning: Using Hip-Hop Education to Transform Schools and Communities

This series highlights Hip-Hop education projects and initiatives in institutions of higher learning that are transforming K-12 schools and communities. Featuring Elena Romero, adjunct lecturer,...

Performing Arts/Film, Books