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Non-Motivational
August 23, 2009
August 27: The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series returns to Brooklyn on Thursday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m [at the recession-defenestrating price of FREE]. Come hear the New York stories of Doug Quint, proprietor of NYC's newest, proudest food truck, the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck; photographer and Emmy award-winning filmmaker Harvey Wang, photographer for the book Flophouse: Life on the Bowery, a photojournal of downtown Manhattan's last skid row; and Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto, owner of the Scotto Funeral home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
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Geeking Out
August 14, 2009
August 20th: Caveat Emptor
Geeking Out returns! Gelf's monthly science reading is back at JLA Studios in DUMBO, Brooklyn on August 20th at 7:30 pm. This month, we'll be discussing the science of consumer behavior with Carrie McLaren, the author of Ad Nauseum and Ben Popken, editor of The Consumerist. The work of local artists will be on display as well.
Media Circus
August 14, 2009
Steve Rendall at Media Circus
Steve Rendall of the media monitoring organization FAIR talks about the corporate bias inherent in cable news and elsewhere. Watch Rendall's speech from August's Media Circus.
Media Circus
August 14, 2009
Brian Stelter at Media Circus
Is he really the worst man in the world? If you ask Keith Olbermann he is. Watch video of Brian Stelter at August's Media Circus.
Media Circus
August 11, 2009
Media Circus, August 13: Cable News Night
Media Circus returns to Brooklyn on August 13th with a night devoted to cable news. Whether breaking stories or parodying itself, cable news is a constant presence on our televisions. Gelf's monthly speaking series on all things media will examine cable news through the eyes of the people closest to it.
Varsity Letters
August 10, 2009
Grant Wahl at Varsity Letters
We at Gelf can't say we've sat down with soccer's biggest American star, Landon Donovan, and listened to him complain about the world's biggest star, David Beckham, ruining his team. Grant Wahl can. Watch videos of him reading from his new book The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America at August's Varsity Letters.
Varsity Letters
August 10, 2009
Bruce Weber at Varsity Letters
New York Times writer Bruce Weber explored umpires' lonely, misunderstood world. Watch his highly animated speech.
Varsity Letters
August 10, 2009
Wright Thompson at Varsity Letters
From covering fallen prep stars to flying in private jets with Jack Nicklaus, Wright Thompson's writing knows no bounds. Watch Thompson's speech from August's Varsity Letters.
Varsity Letters
August 1, 2009
August 6: Gelf's Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns on Thursday, August 6, at 7:30 p.m. At this free monthly event in DUMBO, Brooklyn, hosted by Gelf and Jan Larsen Art, Wright Thompson, Grant Wahl, and Bruce Weber will read from and talk about their work, and take questions. Thompson will share his narrative features for ESPN. Wahl breaks down the iffy experiment of David Beckham's move stateside. And Weber shares the true tales of baseball umps.
Non-Motivational
August 1, 2009
Neil MacFarquhar at Non-Motivational Speaker Series
Neil MacFarquhar explains why nobody can wish you a happy birthday like the media relations department of the Hizbollah. The New York Time writer spoke at July's Non-Motivational Speaker Series.
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