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Varsity Letters
April 10, 2009
Greg Prince at Varsity Letters
Mets blogger Greg Prince reads from his new book Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History of the Mets. For those who couldn't make it, click through for videos from the night.
Varsity Letters
April 9, 2009
Matt McCarthy at Varsity Letters
Formerly a minor league ballplayer, Matt McCarthy visits April's all-baseball Varsity Letters to read from his book and share how his name became "McCorkskie." For those who couldn't make it, click through for videos from the night.
Media Circus
April 3, 2009
April 7th: Gelf's First Media Circus Event
Introducing Media Circus, a new monthly speaking series from Gelf held at JLA Studios in DUMBO, Brooklyn—only one subway stop away from Manhattan! We'll be covering the media industry from the inside out, with speakers from a different field every month examining the contents of the belly of the beast. The inaugural event is devoted to media critics and how the press covers and consumes itself, especially in tough times. You can read interviews with our featured speakers Jeff Bercovici, media critic for Portfolio.com; noted author and media writer Seth Mnookin; and Hamilton Nolan, Gawker's media critic.
Non-Motivational
April 2, 2009
Kumail Nanjiani at the Non-Motivational Speaker Series
Unstoppable comedian Kumail Nanjiani is taking asses and kicking names--which is exactly what he did on March 26th, at the Non-Motivational Speaker Series, where he saw fit to kick the Elephant Man off his high horse. For those who couldn't make it, click through for video of the night.
Varsity Letters
March 31, 2009
April 2: Gelf's Varsity Letters, Baseball Night
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns to New York on Thursday, April 2, at 8 p.m, with an all-baseball night in time for Opening Day. At this free monthly event at a Lower East Side bar, hosted by Gelf, Alex Belth, Greg Prince, Matt McCarthy, and Frank Messina will read from and talk about their work, and take questions.
Non-Motivational
March 27, 2009
Joe Garden at the Non-Motivational Speaker Series
The Onion's Joe Garden riffs on writing for an audience of cats, dogs and vampires. His good friend Henry, too. If it suits your fancy, click through for videos from the night.
Non-Motivational
March 27, 2009
Sarah Schneider at the Non-Motivational Speaker Series
CollegeHumor's Sarah Schneider takes a break from the good life at MTV to talk about her work. For those who couldn't make it, click through for videos from the night.
Non-Motivational
March 24, 2009
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns March 26
Comedy is the hilarious theme at this month's Non-Motivational Speaker Series in the Lower East Side, on Thursday, March 26, at 8 p.m. Come grab a shit'n'a'giggle as features editor of The Onion Joe Garden, star of MTV's The CollegeHumor Show Sarah Schneider, and Kumail Nanjiani, stand-up extraordinaire and SNL and Colbert Report performer riff on the corollary between statist intervention and non-reported GDP in countries ranked in the fourth quintile of infrastructure development. (Just playin').
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Media
March 16, 2009
Meghan McCain and the Painful Death of Journalism
The Daily Beast is indeed a strange animal. Like some kind of editorial haven for sloughed-off media pseudo-personalities, Tina Brown's resurrection project proves you no longer need to know what the hell you're talking about to be published, as long as you stick to populism. Meghan McCain, for example, would like you to know the election killed her libido.
Full article » | by Max Lakin
Varsity Letters
March 8, 2009
Eric Angevine at Varsity Letters
Storming the Floor's Eric Angevine acknowledged the NCAA's most-notable characters with awards for "Technical Achievement in Hair" and "Most Hated Player of the Year." For those who couldn't make it, click through for videos from the night.
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