Trailblazing scientist Dr. David Ho talks about what AIDS
researchers may be doing in the next decade, and he'll
share his predictions on the future of HIV and AIDS. Then
veteran journalist Barbara Victor asks whether female
Palestinian suicide bombers are equal-opportunity religious
extremists or victims of manipulative male relatives. Liz
Garbus talks about the lives of two girls in the juvenile
reform system as documented in her film, “Girlhood.”
And comic strip artist Ben Katchor shares his book Julius
Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply
District. The New York Times called Katchor’s
work "perhaps the most original comic strip since...'Krazy
Kat' more than 80 years ago."
David Ho, M.D
David Ho, M.D., was instrumental in designing the widely- used AIDS cocktail of therapeutic drugs. He’s here to discuss new advances in the AIDS research field. Dr. Ho will also be giving a free lecture on October 30th entitled, “HIV in 2010: What Will the Science Allow?” at ...
Barbara Victor
Barbara Victor talks about “misguided feminism” and the wave of female Palestinian suicide bombers. Her recent book is Army of Roses.
Liz Garbus
Liz Garbus’s recent documentary, “Girlhood,” tells the coming-of-age stories of Shanae and Megan, residents of the Waxter Juvenile Facility, home to Maryland's most violent juvenile offenders. The film opens October 29th at the Quad Cinema.
Ben Katchor
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