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Instructions for Slow Art I (aka Art Watch)
I look forward to seeing you and others tomorrow, Saturday, August 8 at MoMA for the the first Slow Art (aka Art Watch).Keep the following in mind:1. This is not an official MoMA eventPay for the museum entry fee and go view the paintings that you… Continue reading
Art Watch 1 – MoMA Saturday, August 8
Come join us for the initial Art Watch this Saturday, August 8, 2009 at MoMA in New York.To participate, click on the link below and select a painting and timeslot. http://doodle.com/2g3kq3xh53pwv4dg – What is this? It’s “Art Watch” – a movement t… Continue reading
Entertainment Weekly reviews Laurie Sheck’s new book
Entertainment Weekly calls poet and author Laurie Sheck’s new novel “A Monster’s Notes” a “thrilling feat of literary scholarship, beautiful wordsmithing, and deep empathy.” Laurie spoke to the Reading Odyssey community last week. We had a lovely … Continue reading
Frankenstein and the 4th of July?
We had a wonderful phone call this last week with LaurieSheck, poet and author of “A Monster’s Notes” – a reimagining of Frankenstein.Here is my suggested way to spend the 4th of July atyour picnic or on the beach.1. While driving to the beach, li… Continue reading
Interview with Laurie Sheck, author “A Monster’s Notes”
Listen to the wonderful phone call we just had with poet and author Laurie Sheck. Laurie just published “A Monster’s Notes” – a reimagining of Frankenstein and a book that Kirkus Review called “Utterly astonishing and not to be missed.”I agree. An… Continue reading
Frankenstein liked reading?
If you love books and reading – novels, science, history, poetry – join us Monday night, June 29 at 8pm ET via phone.Laurie Sheck Poet and Novelist Author of “A Monster’s Notes” Monday, June 29 8pm ET Register here for free and get the call-in num… Continue reading
“The World Before Darwin” – Lecture 1 of “Origin of Species” 150th Anniversary Lecture Series
Wednesday, September 9, at 8pm eastern time, at Harvard University and live via teleconference, Harvard Professor of the History of Science, Everett Mendelsohn, will deliver the inaugural lecture of the 150th anniversary “Origin of Species” lectur… Continue reading
Virtual tour American Museum Natural History Center for Conservation Genetics and Genomics
Wednesday, June 108pm New York time Virtual tour of the Center for Conservation Genetics, Sackler Institute of Genomics and the Ambrose Monell Cryo-Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research by Dr. George Amato, Director. Hosted by The Readin… Continue reading
Aristotle Call Canceled and New Schedule
Folks, After talking to a number of you – who are not ready with your bit of polished logic (or can’t make the call at all) – Pat and I decided to move the second call on Organon to May 12. We are then going to take Physics and Metaphysics out of … Continue reading
Cartoons with Bob Mankoff
If you or your kids want to draw cartoons with the New Yorker cartoon editor on April Fool’s Day…then join us. I’m hosting a live webinar with Bob Mankoff tomorrow, April Fool’s Day at 5pm NYC time. Come join us. It’s free and fun. And then foll… Continue reading