Events - May, 21, 2013

Art/Photo/Design

Commerce + Curation: Future

Where do we buy design now? Increasingly, the answer is online, through blogs and e-commerce sites that make it easy to admire, click, and buy...
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History/NYC

Building an Icon: History of the Brooklyn Bridge - Julia Golia

Since its opening in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge has come to symbolize the phenomenal growth of Brooklyn and the nation in the 19th century. Hear...
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The Future of Learning

What is the state of learning in the 21st Century? Virtual education, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and peer-to-peer learning communities have the potential to...
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Science/Tech/Health

Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra with Jeff Pulver

Two sons of a prominent Indian doctor – one a dean at Harvard Medical School and the other a renowned spiritual guru and advocate of...
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Art/Photo/Design

Matthew Barney in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber

From his earliest work, Matthew Barney has explored the transcendence of physical limitations within an interdisciplinary art practice. His epic Cremaster Cycle, a five-part film...
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Legal/Politics/Economics,

U.S.-China Economic Relations in the Next Decade

Over the past 30 years, strong economic connections have provided the foundation for a robust U.S.-China relationship. Commitments in Washington and Beijing to boost bilateral...
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Books

Peter Hessler: Strange Stones

ChinaFile Presents: Peter Hessler, author of recently published Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West, in discussion with author Michael Meyer and Susan Jakes, Editor of ChinaFile. Hessler, Meyer, and Jakes...
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Books

Native Tongue: Stories of American Muslims

A new regular storytelling show throughout New York City about the lives of Muslim Americans living in the area. Many Muslims here come from cultures...
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Books

Khaled Hosseini

In conversation With Bill Goldstein.
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Books

Tom Clavin - DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream

Sports biographer Tom Clavin tells an immigrant's tale and a story about American culture and the American Dream in his new book about the complicated...
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Art/Photo/Design

Documenting War

Jeff Rosenheim leads a conversation with DJ Spooky and acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Susan Meiselas, who gained international acclaim through her coverage of the insurrection...
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