The Leonard Lopate Show
Blogsifting
Monday, February 18, 2008
There are more than 80 million blogs on the internet. Find out how to sort through those millions to get to the very best ones. Also: India’s 2,000 year old classical dance traditions. Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey on his latest novel. And filmmaker Milos Forman.
The Best of the Blogs
There are more than 80 million blogs on the internet, with many new ones popping up every day. Sarah Boxer of the New York Times has sorted through some of the best for her new book, Ultimate Blogs: Masterworks from the Wild Web. Joining her are bloggers Alex Ross (therestisnoise.com) and Jennie Portnof (johnny i hardly knew you – jihky.blogspot.com).
Event: Sarah Boxer will be speaking and signing books with Alex Ross and Jennie Portnof
Monday, February 18 at 7 pm
Barnes & Noble
675 Sixth Avenue (at 22nd Street)
Weigh in: How many blogs do you read on a daily basis?
Listen to Alex Ross on the Lopate Show in Oct. 2007
Nrityagram: Classical Indian Dance
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India was established in 1990 to preserve India’s 2,000-year-old classical dance traditions. Surupa Sen is artistic director and choreographer; Bijayini Satpathy is a soloist.
Event: Nrityagagram Dance Ensemble will be at the Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street)
Tuesday, February 19 through Sunday, February 24
Tickets and info at 212.242.0800 or joyce.org
More about Nrityagram at the Joyce
Nrityagram’s website
Peter Carey’s Latest Novel
Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey’s latest novel is His Illegal Self. The protagonist is Che Selkirk, the precocious young son of 1960s radicals.
Event: Peter Carey will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, February 21 at 7 pm
The Lillian Vernon House
New York University
58 West 10th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Milos Forman: A 17-Film Retrospective
Filmmaker Milos Forman looks back on his long and varied career, from films like "Amadeus," "Hair," and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" to more obscure TV work in his native Czechoslovakia. Forman’s films are currently being shown in a 17-film retrospective at MoMA.
More information about "Milos Forman: A Retrospective" at MoMA, including screening times
Listen to Milos Forman on the Lopate Show in July 2007
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