The Leonard Lopate Show
Hard Times
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Keith Glass, a longtime agent for basketball players, tells us why he feels the NBA is in trouble. Then, artists Dorothea Rockburne and Lynda Benglis look back at an exciting creative period in the late 60s and mid-70s. Plus, a new novel based on a real WWI-era campaign in which women suspected of having venereal diseases were sent to detention homes. And short story writers Rick Bass, Mary Gordon, and George Saunders compare notes.
Taking Shots at the NBA
Longtime NBA agent Keith Glass has made millions representing up-and-coming basketball players. Yet he says the quality of today’s games isn’t worth the price of admission. In Taking Shots, he tells us why he thinks the NBA is in trouble.
Taking Shots is available for purchase at amazon.com
High Times, Hard Times
Artists Dorothea Rockburne and Lynda Benglis talk about a particularly exciting creative period in late 60s and mid-70s--the subject of the show “High Times, Hard Times” at the National Academy Museum.
"High Times, Hard Times" Slideshow
Quarantined and Incarcerated
During WWI, the US government sent women who were suspected of having venereal diseases to detention homes. Michael Lowenthal imagines what life was like for these young women in his new novel, Charity Girl.
Charity Girl is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Michael Lowenthal will be reading and signing booksTuesday, February 27 at 7pm
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
For more information, visit the LGBT Community Center website.
Short Story Writers Compare Notes
Rick Bass (The Lives of Rocks), Mary Gordon (The Stories of Mary Gordon), and George Saunders (In Persuasion Nation) are all finalists for The Story Prize. They join us to talk about the craft of short story writing.
The Lives of Rocks is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Stories of Mary Gordon is available for purchase at amazon.com
In Persuasion Nation is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Mary Gordon will be speaking with Saskia Hamilton
Tuesday, February 27 at 7 pm
James Room, 4th floor of Barnard Hall
Barnard College
West 117th Street and Broadway
For more information, call 212-854-2116
Rick Bass, Mary Gordon, and George Saunders will be reading and discussing their work at the Story Prize award ceremony
Wednesday, February 28 at 7 pm
Tishman Auditorium
The New School
66 West 12th Street
Tickets are available at SmartTix.com.
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