Can businesses make a greater profit and help save the planet at the same time? One successful businessman who says "Yes!" Also: the best of Russian film. A new novel set in 1970s Hollywood. Plus, a look at why Hillary Clinton provokes such a passionate response from many people – both for her and against her.
Check out the latest in our Political Projections election film series! We're hosting a FREE Feb. 4th special screening of the Marx Brothers' movie "Duck Soup." Space is limited. Find out more here.
How to Make Money and Save the World
Businessman Gary Hirshberg believes that businesses can be more profitable and help save the planet at the same time. In his new book, Stirring It Up, he explains how he used environmental principles to build Stoneyfield Farms, a $300 million-per-year organic yogurt company.
If you can't see the ...
Russian Film Masterpieces
Hear about Russia’s best films from the last century, from Aleksandr Sokurov to the 1925 film "Jewish Luck." "Envisioning Russia: A Century of Filmmaking" is now showing at the Walter Reade Theater by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and it runs until February 14, 2008. Alla Verlotsky co-programmed the ...
Zeroville: Hollywood in the 1970s
Steve Erickson’s new novel, Zeroville, is set in 1970s Hollywood. Jonathan Lethem has called Erickson "as unique and vital and pure a voice as American fiction has produced."
Events: Steve Erickson will be speaking and signing books
Monday, January 28 at 7 pm
The New School
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Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary Clinton
We look into why Hillary Clinton provokes such a passionate response from many people – both for her and against her. Susan Morrison is editor of the essay collection Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers; Jane Kramer and Elizabeth Kolbert are two of the books' ...
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