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Varsity Letters
November 2, 2009
November 5: Gelf's Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m. At this free monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Shawn Boburg, Jeff Leen, and Tony Leonardo, will read from and talk about their work, and take questions. Boburg will offer a glimpse into the past and inside the mind of mercurial Dodgers star Manny Ramirez; Leen will relate the colorful history of women's wrestling champion and pioneer Mildred Burke; and Leonardo will expound on the oddball culture of ultimate frisbee.
Non-Motivational
October 18, 2009
October 22: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns
Find out what's on The Teevee and more at this month's Non-Motivational Speaker Series, featuring Slate TV critic and New York Reality TV School alum Troy Patterson, and John Ortved, Vanity Fair contributor and author of just-published opus on America's real first family, The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History.
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Geeking Out
October 5, 2009
September 17th: Language Lovers (UPDATE: CANCELLED)
Geeking Out is off for the month of September. We'll be back on October 15th with an event on the science of alcohol and try to reschedule the linguistics event for November 19th.
Varsity Letters
September 29, 2009
October 1: Gelf's All-Baseball Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns with an all-baseball night on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m, a week before the season kicks off. At this free monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Joe Posnanski, Jennifer Ring, and Larry Tye will read from and talk about their work, and take questions. Posnanski will relate the history of the Big Red Machine, perhaps the greatest lineup ever; Ring will explain the shameful history of baseball closing itself off to girls at a young age; and Tye will describe the colorful and groundbreaking life of Satchel Paige. Plus, Jonathan Hock will present scenes from his film The Lost Son of Havana.
Media Circus
September 16, 2009
"Overlooked: Women in Media" Panel at Media Circus
A panel discussion at Gelf Magazine's Media Circus on September 10, 2009 at JLA Studios, addressing the topic of "Overlooked: Women in Media." Moderated by Rachel Sklar of Mediaite, with panelists Glynnis MacNicol, also of Mediaite, CNET writer Caroline McCarthy, Jessica Grose of Slate's Double X, and Anna Holmes, founder and editor of Jezebel. View video of the entire panel discussion below.
Non-Motivational
September 15, 2009
September 24: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns
Get schooled at this month's Non-Motivational Speaker Series, returning to Brooklyn on Thursday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m [at the recession-defenestrating price of FREE]. Hear former magazine editor and current Bronx public school teacher Sam Rubenstein, prep school memoirist Hannah Friedman, and Eliot Weiss, coach of the nation's best HS chess team and subject of 2007 bestseller Game of Kings. (UPDATE 9/20: Weiss will be joined by former Murrow chess team captain Ilya Kotlyanskiy).
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Media Circus
September 4, 2009
Media Circus, September 10: "Overlooked: Women in Media"
Media Circus is back in Brooklyn on September 10 with the panel discussion "Overlooked: Women in Media" at JLA Studios in DUMBO at 7:30 PM. The panel will be guest hosted by Mediaite's Rachel Sklar, and will include Glynnis MacNicol, also of Mediaite, CNET writer Caroline McCarthy, Jessica Grose of Slate's XX Factor, and Anna Holmes, founder and editor of Jezebel. The event will focus on some of the less obvious challenges facing women in media today.
Varsity Letters
August 28, 2009
September 3: Gelf's Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns with an all-NFL night on Thursday, September 3, at 7:30 p.m, a week before the season kicks off. At this free monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Stefan Fatsis, Matt Shepatin, and Michael Tunison will read from and talk about their work, and take questions. Fatsis will return to, and update, his tale of seeking to become a pro placekicker; Shepatin will relate some of the best NFL stories ever told; and Tunison will preach from his manifesto for football fans.
Geeking Out
August 27, 2009
Carrie McLaren at Geeking Out
Did you stumble across Gelf Magazine because of our vast subliminal advertising on other websites? Ad Nauseum author Carrie McLaren discussed the methods behind the madness of subconscious advertising at August's Geeking Out.
Geeking Out
August 27, 2009
Ben Popken at Geeking Out
Ben Popken and The Consumerist harness the social web to empower shoppers and embarrass corporate bullies. Watch Popken's speech from August's Geeking Out.
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