What’s the only thing that could get hoarders, single ladies, animal breeders, professional witches, Japanophiles, Exotic Joe voters, and Instagram famous cats into one room? Cat…
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…
Catch Kathleen Hanna in Conversation With Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy
If you’ve seen the 2013 documentary The Punk Singer, you know Kathleen Hanna was stuck out at sea for a long time when she was creatively paralyzed and…
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…
Are You Afraid of the Art? Bringing Modern Art Back to the People One Blow at a Time
Alexander Melamid speaks in sweeping terms, which is exactly how you might expect a 70-year-old Russian émigré to see the world. “If the system sucks, everyone…
Protect Your Awkward Selfies From Big Brother at This Skill Share in Bushwick
Ever heard of a yottabyte? It’s 1,000 times the size of the internet and the amount of data the U.S. government can hold in its Utah Data Center,…
Talks + Readings: A Cocaine-Sprinkled Outbreak and Post-Poetry Grinding
Argos Books Five Year Anniversary Celebration Friday Nov. 20th, 7 pm at Wendy’s Subway, 722 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg Yassss to readings with a cause…
Filmmaker’s ’70s Outlaw Culture’ Past Inspired Her Ode to Century-Old Les Vampires
This October marks the 100th anniversary of Les Vampires, a silent film–surprisingly surreal for its era and rife with gothic imagery– that stars Musidora as Irma Vep, France’s…
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.…