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Life Under the Gun

Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal’s attempts to create a dialogue between Iraqis and American include being shot at tens of thousands of times by a paintball gun fired over the internet, and trying to blow up an Iraqi farmhouse he built at an art colony in California. His new memoir is Shoot an Iraqi.

Event:
Wafaa Bilal will be speaking and signing books
Fri. Dec. 12 at 7:00 PM
Pomegranate Gallery
130 Greene St. in Soho
For more info, go here or call 212-260-4014

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Growing Up in the White House

FDR’s grandson, Curtis Roosevelt, was 3 years old when his grandfather became president; he subsequently moved into the White House with his sister and mother. He talks about the mixed blessing of growing up in the White House cocoon, and offers some advice to Malia and Sasha Obama. His new memoir is Too Close to the Sun.

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Broadway Star Barbara Cook

Broadway star Barbara Cook is in her eighties, but she’s still going strong. Her new solo album is “Rainbow Round My Shoulder.”

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Please Explain: Metabolism

Some diets and supplements claim to work by speeding up metabolism. Find out how metabolism works, why it’s essential to life, and whether food, exercise, and supplements really can accelerate it...or slow it down. Dr. Rosalind Coleman is Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill; Marion Nestle is Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU. She's author of several books including, most recently, What to Eat.

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