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03/02/106:03 pm

Pay Tribute to Howard Zinn

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Pay tribute to the historian, activist, social critic and award-winning author of A People's History of the United States, which has been selling roughly one hundred thousand copies a year since 1980. Hear what Howard Zinn has to say about his version of our country's history and the recent US invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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01/25/101:46 pm

Patti Smith Speaks at City Arts This Wednesday

The legendary singer helped birth the punk movement.
Robert Mapplethorpe

Rock icon Patti Smith, whose classic catalog includes Horses and Easter, will appear at City Arts & Lectures this Wednesday for a conversation with Kevin Berger. Smith recently published a memoir, Just Kids, in which she discusses her friendships with Sam Shepard, Jim Morrison, and close pal Robert Mapplethorpe, who took the iconic photo of Smith that graced Horses' cover, and who shared an apartment with her in the Chelsea Hotel.

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11/06/099:05 am

John Hodgman Saying Funny Things About Twitter, Michael Cera, the Mac Ads and Sentinel

The "Daily Show" writer/comedian appears at City Arts & Lectures on Saturday; no word on the ferret.

Writer, actor, and comedian John Hodgman has had a wild ride since publishing his first book, a collection of fake facts and "Complete World Knowledge" titled The Areas of My Expertise, in 2005. In that time, he's become the resident expert on "The Daily Show," co-starred in numerous films, and portrayed the "PC" in Apple's ongoing series of "Get a Mac" commercials. He's also written a sequel, More Information Than You Require, recently released in paperback.

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09/29/0912:19 pm

Margaret Atwood Opens the Floodgates

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Join celebrated poet, novelist, critic, essayist, short story writer and social historian Margaret Atwood for a unique "performance piece" introducing her forthcoming book The Year of the Flood. A large-scale project and imaginitive novel, this work draws influence from science fiction, dystopian writings, homeopathic medicine, the chorus of Greek tragedy and classical epic, which Ms. Atwood will set to music, live performance and reading, both from and inspired by this piece.

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