Veteran newspaperman John Hess explains why he thinks the New York Times isn’t “the greatest newspaper in the world,” as many call it. Then NPR’s Noah Adams talks about the lives of the Wright Brothers.
John Hess
John Hess’ recent book is My Times: A Memoir of Dissent. Hess worked at the New York Timesfor a quarter of a century as an editor, rewrite man, foreign correspondent, investigative reporter, and food critic.
Events: John Hess will be speaking at: Barnes and Noble Upper West ...
Noah Adams
Noah Adams of NPR’s All Things Considered talks about his book, The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Adams uses letters and diaries to describe the lives of the Wrights. Events: Noah Adams: Friday October 10 7:00-8:00pm Barnes and Noble (Lincoln Triangle) Talk & signing 1972 ...
Joseph Cuneen
Robert Bresson was one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history – so why is he still relatively unknown in the English-speaking world? Maybe that’s changing - Bresson’s 1966 film “Au Hasard Balthazar” is playing at the Film Forum starting October 17, and he’s the subject of ...
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