Events - December, 17, 2012

Junot Diaz and Julie Otsuka

Junot Díaz’s new collection of stories is This Is How You Lose Her. His writing is “radiant with the hard lives of those who leave and...

Performing Arts/Film

Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann & Paul Rudd

Award-winning director/writer/producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Funny People) and his frequent collaborators, actress Leslie Mann and actor Paul Rudd, talk with New York Times columnist...

Legal/Politics/Economics, History/NYC

The Politics of Money in the Early Modern Atlantic World

Colonial expansion, enslavement and the death penalty constituted integral ingredients in the new monetary culture emerging in the early modern Atlantic world. Professor of History...

Science/Tech/Health

Black Holes And The Fate Of The Universe With Gunther Hasinger

Stellar remnants of the first generation of stars have been the seeds of supermassive black holes, which are found at the centers of galaxies including...

US Ambassador Gary Locke: The US, China, and the Changing of the Guard

China has just completed a once-a-decade leadership transition, with Xi Jinping taking over as Party chief and effective head of the military. It's a crucial...

History/NYC

Currier & Ives: Idyllic Scences in a Changing America

Currier & Ives scholar Steven Miller discusses the history of the influential 19th-century lithographic firm.

Food & Drink

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook

A dialogue about the joys of cooking at home. Deb Perelman, a famous cook, a professional photographer, the creator of the Smitten Kitchen website, smittenkitchen.com, and the author...

Performing Arts/Film

Philip Seymour Hoffman + Simon Critchley

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (currently to be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master) talks with philosopher Simon Critchley about portraying unhappiness on stage and screen.

Performing Arts/Film, Books

A Light That Never Goes Out: Tony Fletcher Reveals The Smiths

Who was Morrissey? What about Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce? If You’re A Smiths Fan This Is Your Night! Writer/Journalist Tony Fletcher was...