Comedy is not a pursuit for the faint of heart, and that goes for audiences and comics alike. Lately, there’s been a widespread and mercilessly…
Talks + Readings: Doulas, Post-Capitalism, and an After-Turkey GMO Lesson
The Doulas NYC Launch Party Monday, November 21 at Bluestockings, 7 pm: FREE. Bookstore, cafe, and activist space Bluestockings is fittingly the space for the…
Four Readings: Divine Microbial Power and Bad Women Mouthing Off
TUESDAY James Andrew Miller in Conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin and David O’Connor August 9, 7 pm at Barnes and Noble-Union Square With his new…
4 Readings: Coming of Age in Turbulent Egypt, Sustainable Fashion, and Dogs
TUESDAY Nadja Spiegelman presents I’m Supposed to Protect You from All This in conversation with Molly Fischer August 2, 7:30pm at Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton…
Four Readings: Klingon Blood Wine, Abortion Stories, and Refugee Poems
THURSDAY Ed Gross presents: The Fifty-Year Mission July 7, 7pm at Word Bookstore, at Villain LLC at 50 N 3rd Street. Trekkies, this one’s for…
Talks + Readings: Internet, City and Ocean – Approaches to the Commons
The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand, 828 Broadway When 26-year-old…
Talks + Readings: Social Movements of the 21st Century and ‘Coming Out’ for Porn
Book Launch: When We Fight, We Win! Tuesday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. at The Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St, Brooklyn. (DUMBO) The past year was filled with…
Talks and Readings: Manspreading Maven, Fierce Fat Girls and More
TUESDAY For those who only discovered (and promptly binge-watched) the show just a few years ago on Netflix, it’s a little weird to think the…
Talks and Readings: Cards Against Humanity, Video Games, and TV Writers
WEDNESDAY Meet the faces behind some of your favorite TV shows at Real Characters, a regular series hosted by Andy Ross (contributor to The Onion…
Talks and Readings: Dissecting Warhol, a LES Eat Pray Love, and More
TONIGHT Overcoming the past is a key theme in young authors’ Edan Lepucki and Mira Jacobs debut novels, both published last year to great acclaim, so it…