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Joseph Lelyveld looks at how his father, a Reform rabbi and prominent Civil Rights activist, helped forge his political views. Then, urbanist Joel Kotkin examines how ancient and modern cities reflect and anchor the beliefs of the civilizations that created them. And Meg Wolitzer explores the impact that sex can have on family life in her latest novel, The Position. Finally, gossip columnist Liz Smith dishes up some savory stories on the food habits of celebrities.
A Memory Loop
Joseph Lelyveld, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and former executive editor of The New York Times, uncovers the personal and political events that shaped his family history in Omaha Blues.
» Read an excerpt of Omaha Blues in the Reading Room
Events:
Joseph Lelyveld will be speaking on:
Monday, May 2nd at 7pm
Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway, at 65th St.
Times Talk with Maureen Dowd
Monday May 9 at 6:30 PM
Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
Tickets online from www.nytimes.com or call 1-888-nyt-1870
Music:
Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner: "Part 4" / "Part 7"
We Built This City
Joel Kotkin analyzes the ever-evolving relationships between civilizations and their cities. In The City: A Global History, he examines the history of the city as a structure designed to celebrate and protect human values.
» Read an excerpt of The City in the Reading Room
Music:
Lonesome, The Alloy Orchestra: "Weekend"
Sexual Healing
Meg Wolitzer, author of The Wife, imagines a husband and wife whose sexual exuberance spurred them to write an illustrated sex manual in the 1970s. This latest novel, The Position, follows the 30 years of fallout that the couple's book has on the mental and sexual health of their children.
Music:
Soundtrack to Summer of Sam: "Baba O’Riley," The Who
Dishing
Gossip columnist Liz Smith shares stories of food intrigue—from the favorite fare of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, to what makes chicken fried steak such an irresistible guilty pleasure—in Dishing.
Recipe from Dishing:
Elvis Fried Potato Sandwich
1/2 pound bacon
2 small russet potatoes (about 3 ounces each), peeled and thinly sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 small yellow onions (about 2 ounces each), peeled and thinly sliced into rings
Salt and pepper to taste
2 large slices country-style white bread
Mustard to taste
1. Fry the bacon in a heavy cast-iron skillet to desired doneness and drain on paper towels. Heat the bacon drippings over medium heat, add the potatoes and onions and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fry until the potatoes are browned and crisp on the outside and tender on the inside and the onions are tender, too. Do not turn the potatoes until they are crisp. Taste for seasoning.
2. Grill or broil the bread until it is toasted on one side. Smear the un-toasted sides generously with mustard and layer on the bacon and the potatoes and onions on top of one mustard side. Cover with the remaining bread, mustard side down.
YIELD: 1 SANDWICH
Events:
Liz Smith talk and book signing:
Wednesday, April 6 at 7PM
Barnes & Noble @ Lincoln Square
1972 Broadway
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
"Evening with Ruth Reichl"
92nd St. Y
Music:
Soundtrack to Mumford, music by James Newton Howard: "Skateboarding"
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