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Standing the Heat
Bill Buford, formerly the fiction editor of the New Yorker, relates the challenges of trying to hold his own as a line cook in the kitchen of Mario Batali’s restaurant Babbo. Then, Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid tells us about the retrospective of her work at the Guggenheim. And we’ll find out how poetry can help some Alzheimer's patients. Plus, Anderson Cooper talks about some of his toughest assignments.
An Amateur's Adventures in the Kitchen
Bill Buford made a name for himself as the founding editor of Granta magazine, and as the fiction editor of the New Yorker for eight years. But he always wondered if he had what it took to survive as a professional chef. In Heat, he recounts the humiliating experiment of trying to keep up in Mario Batali’s three-star kitchen at Babbo.
Events: Bill Buford will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble
Zaha Hadid at the Guggenheim
Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid tells us about her first major retrospective in the United States, at the Guggenheim.
Alzheimer's Poetry Project
Poet Gary Mex Glazner explains how poetry can help spark memories and emotions for people with Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Glazner is also author of the book How to Make a Living as a Poet.
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There will be a reading from Sparking Memories: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project Anthology
And a benefit for the APP at the Bowery Poetry Club
Sunday, June 11th, from 5 to 6pm
Dispatches from the Edge
In Dispatches from the Edge, Anderson Cooper describes how covering some of the worst crises of recent times--from the tsunami to Hurricane Katrina--has affected him personally.
Events: Anderson Cooper will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
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Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Frank McCourt
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Science and Faith
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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