Lunchtime Lecture: Clock-making in Early America

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden 421 E. 61st St., New York, NY, United States

The Curator of our current exhibit, “Revolutionary Revolutions: Clocks and Industry in Early America,” will speak about the widespread success of American-made shelf clocks in the 19th-century and the interrelated forces of technological convenience, comfort, taste, and affordability that drive the consumer habits of a middle class, then and now. Bring your lunch. Tea, conversation, exhibit, […]

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Aperture Conversations: Garth Greenwell and Mark McKnight

Aperture Gallery and Bookstore 547 W. 27th St., 4th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Aperture Foundation, in collaboration with Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, is pleased to present a conversation between acclaimed writer Garth Greenwell and photographer Mark McKnight, winner of the 2019 Aperture Portfolio Prize. Join us in celebrating Greenwell’s newest book, Cleanness, and McKnight’s exhibition at Aperture Gallery, on view through January 18, 2020—coinciding with his […]

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Roz Chast and Patricia Marx Present: You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time

Greenlight Bookstore 686 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY, United States

NYC Book Launch: Roz Chast and Patricia Marx present You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules for Couples From the authors of Why Don’t You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It comes the perfect Valentine’s or anniversary gift: an illustrated collection of love and relationship advice (containing such nuggets […]

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Biohack the World: Dr. David Perlmutter Brain Wash Book Talk

The Assemblage (John St) 17 John Street, Manhattan, NY, United States

Dr. David Perlmutter, the #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of Grain Brain, joins Austin Perlmutter, MD to expose how our health, our relationships, and even our thinking have been damaged by modern culture, and offers a practical plan for healing. Join us for this impromptu installment of Biohack the World as we […]

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Biohack the World: Ben Greenfield’s Boundless Book Launch

The Assemblage (John St) 17 John Street, Manhattan, NY, United States

Few people in the universe of biohacking have been as prolific and influential as Ben Greenfield. Widely recognized as one of the top fitness, triathlon, nutrition and metabolism experts in the nation, Ben joins Biohack the World on his first leg of his Boundless Book Tour to give us his expert take on how to […]

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