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11 Citation Lee on Feb 18 2009 at 12:51 am | Filed under: Culture, Foreign affairs, Uncategorized Brief except of a talk at the 92nd Street Y between Salman Rushdie and Irshad Manji, discussing the possibility of reform against extremism in the Islamic faith. Rushdie draws a fine parallel with the experience of the Western left during the Cold War. Specifically, its attempt to create a distinction between their non-existent idealized socialism, and the actuality of a destitute, totalitarian nightmaresca, technorati.com
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Caveman Robot Radio Adventure at 92nd Y 1 Citation Here is the Invite image for the Caveman Robot Radio Adventure show we will be doing with Trav S.D. the night of March 25th, 8:00 pm, at the 92nd street Y's new Tribeca performance space. 200 Hudson St., New York, NY Caveman Robot Radio Adventure Hour: Episode #167 Enter Boxcar Willie: The Supertramp! Writer/ performer Trav S.D. (author of "No Applause, Just throw Money"), presents this old time radio show featuring the cult comics character Caveman Robot (http://www.cavemanrobot.com) , with p, technorati.com
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1 Citation O.K., O.K. I?ll put it up. Amy Sedaris plays Betty Draper in the parody of ?Mad Men.? It?s broad and strangely solemn, but then I laughed unaccountably at ?goiter.?Actually, it?s impressive. The 92nd Street Y ? or 92Y, as it also calls itself, which sounds more like a film-production company ? is cranking out the gag videos, promotions for its projects and unsettlingly adroit skewerings of, for example, The New York Times. Why do I like these videos so much more than Funny or Die? Oh, yeah, bec, technorati.com
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Fighting the Droop: In the Bio Sphere 1 Citation Here?s a Top Ten List for you to chew on: 1. Director and writer and producer of Grey?s Anatomy Shonda Rimes 2. Author George Gissing 3. Author Neil Gaiman 4. Rugrat Susie Carmichael 5. Actress Dixie Carter 6. Actor Mark Margolis 7. Actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg 8. Founder of Netflix Reed Hastings 9. Author Toni Morrison 10. Actor/comedian John Leguizamo In case you can?t tell (from the title of this post and the coolness of the list?s membe, technorati.com
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1 Citation As the recession takes hold, companies, like Starbucks, Macy?s, Caterpillar, Home Depot, and Sprint Nextel, are announcing big layoffs. Not surprisingly, many charities, such as the ones listed here, are cutting staff too. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is reducing its staff by 20%The Field Museum announced layoffs and pay cutsThe 92nd Street Y decreased its staff by 10%KQED is laying off 30 employeesAmerican Museum of Natural History is reducing staff by 10%The Nature Conservancy i, technorati.com
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1 Citation Babysitters Club As a kid, reading for me was always a solo activity. I had only one other sibling, a twin brother who chose to bury himself in encyclopedias and volumes about the Kennedy family, and I wasn?t a fan of dress-up or the Real Time Read-Alongs at the public library. Instead, I rolled with the Baby-Sitters Club in my fourth grade mind and made nice with a couple of other twins from Sweet Valley High . When with them I was surrounded by smart, young entrepreneurs who were no stra, technorati.com
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John Ashbery Movie Fan And Canonical Poet 1 Citation White-haired and round-faced, with a kind smile and a wry, modest air, the award-winning poet stands before hundreds on a cloudy fall night. John Ashbery first appeared at Manhattan?s 92nd Street Y as an emerging writer more than 50 years ago. He is now 81, limps to the podium and takes deep breaths between each poem. But he is neither solemn nor sad. As he recites from an early work called ?He,? the words seem to slip out the side of his mouth, as if each line were a wisecrack, a naughty asid, technorati.com
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92Y: American Media & The Green Movement 1 Citation 92Y: American Media & The Green Movement: Lynne Kirby, our awesome SVP of Original Programming & Development, will be on this very cool panel Thursday night. Here?s the description: Actress, author and green activist Annabelle Gurwitch, host of ?Wa$ted? on Planet Green, moderates a robust discussion about the media?s role in the green movement. The panel of experts includes Elizabeth Royte (author of Bottlemania and Garbageland), Graham Hill (founder of Treehugger.com and co-author of Ready, technorati.com
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Correction: 92nd St. Y box office number 1 Citation In the original post containing my podcast interview with dancer-choreographer Valerie Green, I listed an incorrect number for the the 92nd Street Y's box office. I've corrected that post. However, to be on the safe side, I want to draw your attention to the correct number. It should be 212-415-5500., technorati.com
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Hungarian Fare on 92 Street Y?s Concert Calendar 1 Citation The 92nd Street Y has announced its 2009-2010 concert season, the 10th that has been programmed by Hanna Arie-Gaifman. Among the highlights will be a series of appearances by the Hungarian-born pianist Andras Schiff in which he will focus on the compositions of Haydn. Mr. Schiff will perform concerts on Feb. 25 and 27, 2010, and offer a lecture recital on Feb. 28, 2010; he will also appear with the Hungarian author Peter Esterhazy on March 1, 2010. There will also be a series of concerts focused, technorati.com
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