…A range of topics to engage and entertain your mind, with everything from history, entertainment and NYC to food tastings, travel and the arts.
Featured Events
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New York Sweets: A Sugarhound’s Guide to the Best Bakeries, Ice Cream Parlors, Candy Shops and Other Emporia of Delicious Delights
Wed, May 22, 2013
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First Son: Richard M. Daley
Thu, May 23, 2013
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Simpler: The Future of Government
Wed, May 29, 2013
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New York Sweets: A Sugarhound’s Guide to the Best Bakeries, Ice Cream Parlors, Candy Shops and Other Emporia of Delicious Delights
Wed, May 22, 2013, 12 pm
Take a virtual tour of the city’s best dessert-makers, complete with recipes.
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First Son: Richard M. Daley
Thu, May 23, 2013, 12 pm
After twenty-two years, Richard M. Daley, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of America, stepped down, leaving behind a Chicago that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy.
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Simpler: The Future of Government
Wed, May 29, 2013, 12 pm
For nearly four years, Cass R. Sunstein, bestselling author and President Obama’s “Regulatory Czar,” helped to oversee a revolution in better government.
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101 Classic Cookbooks
Wed, May 29, 2013, 7:30 pm
Any cook will tell you that in every cookbook there are a handful of recipes that rise to the top—the earmarked and most-stained pages.
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A Table at Le Cirque
Thu, May 30, 2013, 12 pm
Since the day it opened on the Upper East Side in 1974 through today (at 1 Beacon Court), Le Cirque has symbolized superb service, exquisite food and glamorous surroundings.
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From Stone to Flesh: A Short History of the Buddha
Fri, May 31, 2013, 12 pm
We have come to admire Buddhism for being profound but accessible, as much a lifestyle as a religion.
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Eat, Drink & Think Like … Leonardo da Vinci
Sun, Jun 2, 2013, 2 pm
In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history’s most influential and beloved works of art—The Last Supper.
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On Al Capone
Mon, Jun 3, 2013, 12 pm
Al Capone was Prohibition’s most notorious gangster, running his sinister empire in the gritty streets of Chicago.
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Culinary Landscape of the Galilee
Mon, Jun 3, 2013, 3 pm
Wild chicory, roasted green wheat, fig honey—the indigenous foods of the Galilee provide a fascinating departure point for a culinary journey back through the millennia.
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The Americans, House of Cards and Game Change: DC's Drama and Deception on TV
Mon, Jun 3, 2013, 6:30 pm
Three of today’s acclaimed political-intrigue showrunners discuss the new crop of Washington insiders on television—and what typifies these characters and their pursuits: ambition and corruption, cynicism and satire.
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Still: American Silent Motion Picture Photography
Tue, Jun 4, 2013, 12 pm
More than eighty percent of silent films have disappeared, the victims of age, disaster and neglect.
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Velázquez: The Dark Psychology of Spanish Baroque
Tue, Jun 4, 2013, 6:30 pm
Explore the art and politics of 17th century Hapsburgh Spain through the unique genius of Velázquez and his most compelling paintings, from the enigmatic Las Meninas to the powerful Triumph of Bacchus.
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Hearts on Fire: Social Activism Today
Tue, Jun 4, 2013, 8:30 pm
Jill Iscol, Tina Brown and Reshma Saujani join 92YTribeca to discuss social activism today.
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Eating on the Wild Side
Thu, Jun 6, 2013, 12 pm
Ever since farmers first planted seeds ten thousand years ago, humans have been squandering the nutritional value of their fruits and vegetables.
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Women in the Club: Gender and Policy Making in the Senate
Fri, Jun 7, 2013, 12 pm
In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, the women of the Senate wielded particular power as Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote.
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Forged: Why Fakes are the Great Art of Our Age
Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 12 pm
Is forgery an art? Is art a fraud?
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To Move the World: Jeffrey Sachs on JFK's Quest for Peace
Mon, Jun 10, 2013, 7:30 pm
Fifty years ago, President Kennedy embarked on the last great campaign of his life—the struggle for a sustainable peace with the Soviet Union and a dramatic slowdown in the proliferation of nuclear arms.
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West Village Tour
Tue, Jun 11, 2013, 11 am
Learn about the development of the West Village from a leafy upscale suburban hamlet to a center of bohemian life, gay rights, pioneering artists and a wealth of famous residents in many fields.
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The Life and Music of Dinah Washington: Screening and Discussion
Tue, Jun 11, 2013, 12 pm
Spend an hour with Dinah Washington at a screening of the documentary Evil Gal Blues, which includes rare footage of Dinah in performance and interviews with family members and the musicians who worked with her.
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A Very Short Introduction to ... The Beats
Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 10 am
The writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society.
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