Amanda Stern

Amanda Stern appears in the following:

The Music of Miserablists

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Music elicits all kinds of emotional responses – including those that call for a tissue. Today, we’ll speak with musicologist David Huron and writer Amanda Stern about why certain types of music can draw tears – and why some people seek out music that makes them mourn.  

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Talk to Me: Oh, Really? Happy Ending at Joe's Pub

Monday, May 09, 2011

Reality. "Some people live in it, some people don't," observed Happy Ending host and curator Amanda Stern on Wednesday, May 4 at Joe's Pub before introducing three writers with different takes on the subject. The topic seemed a fitting flourish to a week that included both a fairy tale wedding and the death of an international terrorist—each event both fantastic and true.

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