History
Built and Never-Built Brooklyn: An Exploration
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin Cornell professor and urbanist Thomas Campanella for an unprecedented journey through the history of our beloved borough via its built environment. In his book Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, Campanella brings us from sleepy colonial settlements, to the electric playground of Coney Island, and everything built in between. In addition to sharing what we’ve built and […]
Scandals, Scalawags, and Murder Most Foul
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe Green-Wood Cemetery is the final resting place of many famous and heroic figures in American history, but some of its deceased denizens have a more blemished reputation. Veteran tour guide Ruth Edebohls leads a thrilling exploration featuring the lives of murderers and the murdered, sullied adulteress Elizabeth Tilton and famed courtesan Lola Montez, as […]
Lincoln Center White Light Conversation: Let’s Talk About Religion
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United StatesGod was declared dead in 1966, no longer relevant to an increasingly secular society. Today, people around the world ardently seek religious and faith-based experiences, at times with an intolerant fervor. How did we vacillate between such extremes in the span of only half a century? In modern society, few topics are as subject to […]
Villains of History: On Adolf Hitler with Dr. Benjamin Hett and Dr. Gail Saltz
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesBehind the infamous deeds of history’s most notorious figures lie complex and mysterious human minds. Dr. Gail Saltz, the author, psychoanalyst and television commentator, invites experts and brings her own expertise to bear as she examines the psychology of the villains of history, including Adolf Hitler. Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely […]
The Seine: The River That Made Paris
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesVoyage down the Seine with journalist Elaine Sciolino as she explores the history of the beloved Parisian river and the lives it shapes. In the spring of 1978, as a young journalist in Paris, Elaine Sciolino was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river through its rich history and […]