Books
Martin Luther King and Mary Shelley
Federal Hall 26 Wall St., New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a special Martin Luther King Jr. day Olio, free and open to the public. Patricia Kim will use Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as a lens to understand MLK's reflections on our society which is often TOO well adjusted. This is a free event but participants should RSVP to reserve a seat. We will […]
Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland
New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesWith the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. As Jonathan Metzl shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters’ very health at […]
A Centennial of Asimov
NomadWorks Annex 1204 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesIsaac Asimov's business card read "natural resource," and he was. Author or editor of nearly 500 books, polymath, and science fictional icon, he was also a member of Mensa. January 2, 2020, is the centennial of his birth. Ian Randal Strock worked with Isaac for the last three years of his life, and got to […]
Evening with Artist Dread Scott, Creator of “Slave Rebellion Reenactment”
Revolution Books 437 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY, United StatesA Benefit Evening to Save Revolution Books with artist Dread Scott, in conversation with Andy Zee, spokesperson for Revolution Books About this Event On November 8 and 9, 2019, hundreds of re-enactors retraced the path of the largest rebellion of enslaved people in United States history, embodying a story of resistance, freedom and revolutionary action. […]
Unmasking Mengele
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesOne of the most notorious war criminals of all time, Dr. Josef Mengele has come to symbolize both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice in the postwar world. Drawing on new scholarship and sources, historian David G. Marwell examines Mengele’s life and career, chronicling his university studies, which led to […]