Wise-up about the underlying structures of the Israel-Palestine conflict, lust in the style of Kafka, and hear about California’s (fictional) dystopian future at this week’s worthy readings and talks. …
Book reading and signing: Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China with Leta Hong Fincher
Leta Hong Fincher is a sociologist at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, and has written for the likes of The New York Timesand Dissent. Her new book explores the…
Readings and Talks: Brooklyn Girls and Renaissance Men
Time again for Word Up, our weekly roundup of readings and talks worth getting up and out of the house for. Thursday, July 10 Emily…
Reading: Love Comes Later With Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar
Love Comes Later is one of the first English language novels to be set in Qatar, and has become one of a long list of books…
Sugar Slaves, Suicidal Starlets, and Space-Age Pleasure Parks
It’s almost time for pig roasts and kiddie pools, but that’s no reason to lose your intellectual edge entirely. Here’s our weekly rundown of readings…
Good Talks: World Cup Buzzkill, a ‘Live Documentary,’ and Shakespeare Star Wars
Upcoming talks and readings. Because sometimes, you just want to watch C-3P0 soliloquize in Early Modern English. Thursday, June 26 Nathan Deuel and Friday was the Bomb…
Part of the Family? The Battle for Domestic Workers’ Rights
Sheila Bapat is an attorney and writer, whose work focuses on issues of economic and gender (in)justice. In her latest book, she turns her attention…
War, Marxism, Nannies and Crime: Serious Stuff at This Week’s Talks and Walks
If the fun and frippery of summer are wearing you out already, explore a darker side of life at these readings, talks, and historical walks.…