Month: July 2009

  • WNYC buys WQXR to save classical music radio

    From the WNYC Newsletter: Laura Walker, the President and CEO, and Herb Scannell, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of WNYC AM/FM, the nation’s largest public radio station, today announced […]

  • knowledge gap

    According to an article in the NY TIMES: Almost a third of ordinary Americans say human beings have existed in their current form since the beginning of time, a view […]

  • Les Ephemeres

    There’s not much I can add to the discussion of Ariane Mnouchkine’s Les Ephemeres, currently playing at the Park Avenue Armory as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Isherwood captures it […]

  • Meet The Curator – Mark Yeoman

    Name: Mark Yeoman Title: Artistic Director Affiliation: Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, the Netherlands 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? South of […]

  • Vintage DJ's Ferocious Spectacular

    Ch-ch-ch-check it out!!! If Ed Sullivan and David Lynch produced a lovechild, this show would be it! Jonathan Jacobs AKA The Vintage DJ directs and hosts the first of his […]

  • Life Inc.

    To continue with the theme of “Guides to Living in the Information Age” I’ll point you towards this great interview with Douglas Rushkoff on Reality Sandwich. In his new book, […]

  • BRING A WEASEL AND A PINT OF YOUR OWN BLOOD

    In 1928, the 26-year-old Felipe Alfau, a recent émigré to New York from Barcelona, strafed the prologue to his picaresque first novel, Locos: A Comedy of Gestures, with dares, complaints, […]

  • MUSIC AND PODCASTING CAMPS FOR TEENS!!

    Is your teen really into music or multi-media? Nurture their interests at a Harvestworks Summer camp program. This year we will again be offering our popular Digital Music Camp and […]

  • It Came From Brooklyn at the Guggenheim

    Mark your calendars now! On August 14, the Guggenheim Museum launches It Came from Brooklyn, a new monthly concert series that will showcase Brooklyn’s emerging and established talents in the […]

  • conflux call for entries

    2009 Conflux Festival’s new “Conflux City” program is accepting proposals – deadline July 20. From the website: In keeping with its commitment to urban artistic exploration, community participation, shared knowledge, […]

  • Five Questions for Timothy Braun

    Name: Timothy Braun Title/Occupation: Writer/Professor. Organization/Company: A handful of websites, theaters, papers, and universities. URL: http://www.timothybraun.com 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you […]

  • Bastille Day on 60th Street

    Bastille Day on 60th Street Sunday, July 12, 2009 From 12 to 6pm between Lexington and Fifth avenues For more information visit www.bastilledaynyc.com Bonjour New York! On Sunday, July 12, […]