Events - October, 29, 2012

War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

With James M. McPherson, an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University....

Books

Martin Amis and Howard Jacobson

Martin Amis’s new satirical novel is Lionel Asbo. There’s not a smarter, cleverer writer alive,” wrote The Washington Post. “He’s a riveting stylist who walks across every...

History/NYC

The Lives of Abigail Adams and her Sisters: Threefold Cord

Diane Jacobs will address the story of the wife of the second President of the United States and her two less-famous but equally outspoken, erudite,...

Books

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge

With editors of The Onion parody newspaper/web site.

Food & Drink

History of Pizza

By far pizza has become America's favorite food over the past 50 years. Million of pizza pies are eaten daily, but how often do the...

Books

William Heffernan & Laird Hunt

The Ghosts of History with =William Heffernan, author of When Johnny Came Marching Home, and Laird Hunt, author of Kind One.

Legal/Politics/Economics

Challenging Choices: Education Policy and the 2012 Presidential Election

A panel discussion moderated by David Steiner. with David Weiner (Deputy Chancellor, NYCDOE), Elizabeth Dickey (President, Bank Street College), and Sarah Almy (Director of Teacher Quality,...

Books

Novelists Susanna Moore & Edmund White in Conversation

Come and enjoy two fabulous writers discuss literature, writing, and Moore’s new novel, The Life of Objects, which is a vivid, beautifully drawn wartime narrative of...

Performing Arts/Film

Old Jews Telling Jokes

A variety show based on the hit web series, this hilarious and poignant Broadway production has entertained knee-slappers of all ages. Between punch lines, creators...

Legal/Politics/Economics,

The Triangle of Sino-American Energy Diplomacy: A Symposium

In current times, we see a world dominated by the United States in terms of military and strategic power, multinational corporations, political influence and soft...

Legal/Politics/Economics,

José Ramos-Horta: Challenges in Peace-Making and Peace-Building in Asia

Join Asia Society for a discussion with His Excellency Dr. José Ramos-Horta, former President of East Timor. From poverty, nuclear weapons, religious and ethnic tensions, border disputes,...

Art/Photo/Design, Film

The Empty Plan

The recent work of Kirschner and Panos has addressed the relationship between different orders of representation, and the limits of art as a mode of...

Books

Thaisa Frank & Julian Tepper

An evening of fiction.

Legal/Politics/Economics

Challenging Choices: Education Policy and the 2012 Presidential Election

While many Americans are concerned about the state of our public education system, and polls show that education is an important issue to voters in...

Books

David Antin

The first Kenan Lectures in Ethics and Resistance event on Monday, October 29th, will feature poet, critic and performance artist David Antin. On that evening,...

Legal/Politics/Economics, Performing Arts/Film

Poking and Jabbing: Writing Political Comedy in an Age of Discord

With Lewis Black, Jessi Klein, W. Kamau Bell. Moderator: Jason Zinoman, Comedy Critic, The New York Times. “Late at Night, Comedy Gets Pointed and Political,” the New York Times announced in a recent...