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The Speakers Bureau and the department of American Studies are co-hosting a screening of ‘Miss Representation’. The film explores the role of media in shaping national consciousness, and especially the role of media in perpetuating gender stereotypes and inequalities. The film is chock full of interviews with famous females, including Condoleezza Rice, Rosario Dawson and Jane Fonda.
Here’s the extended trailer.
The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz will be on campus Monday at 5pm giving a lecture and playing some games.
Shortz is here as part of Speakers Bureau’s semester of fantastic programming and should be giving an interesting talk, even for people like me who throw the Tuesday crossword across the room in fuming frustration.
Also, I only know one joke about crosswords and I tried really hard to work it into this post but it just isn’t working so here it is:
“Before I lost my virginity, I treated women like the Sunday crossword: I always lied to my friends about having done them.” DING DONG!
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Speakers Bureau with continue its semester of amazing speakers by bringing The New York Times Crossword editor Will Shortz to campus on Monday 25th.
Shortz has been the NYT’s crossword puzzle editor since 1993, is a weekly guest on NPRs Weekend Edition and was the subject of the 2006 documentary Word Play. Also, he has a awesome mustache. Shortz also edits a series of crossword puzzle books that were prominently featured reading material in the bathrooms of the summer camp I attended from 1999-2007.
While I have your attention, I just want to say that if someone raises their hand during the Q&A section of this event and asks Shortz for help on that day’s crossword I am going to roll my eyes at you so hard my ears will pop.
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Tickets for Monday’s ‘Conversation with Dave Eggers’ are still available and can be picked up at Zankel before the event.
Having Eggers on campus, regardless of what you think of his fiction, is incredibly exciting. The man is nothing short of prodigious and has been the driving force behind a great many very interesting projects.
While best known as a fiction author and screen writer Eggers is also the co-founder of the 826 National literacy project, the managing editor of the fantastic Best American Nonrequired Reading series and the publisher of the McSweeney’s media empire. Having him on campus is a great opportunity and since the event is being billed as a ‘conversation’ (and not say, a lecture) I’m sure he’ll take some time to touch upon all of his work.
Dave has generously agreed to do a book signing after the event and his books will be available for purchase at Zankel and all day tomorrow at The SkidShop.
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UPDATE: SkidNews is reporting that “Eggers has expressed an interest in attending classes on campus prior to his address,” which, not to whip everyone into a frenzy or anything, would probably be the most exciting thing to happen in the world so tomorrow probably isn’t the best day to skip class. If Eggers does pop up in one of your classes tomorrow I would love to hear about it/would be interested in publishing something you wrote about it. GET AT ME SON.
Tickets for the Speakers Bureau’s ‘Conversation with Dave Eggers’ will be available in Case Center starting Monday the 21st. Tickets are free for students.
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Hayat, Lively Lucy’s, Speakers Bureau and SkidmoreUnofficial’s self proclaimed Ethnic Correspondent Thiviya Navaratnam bring us the delightful Brownstar Revolution at Falstaff’s this Thursday at 8pm.
Brownstar is a spoken word duo aiming to spark conversation about the South Asian-American community through comedy, personal memoir, and science fiction. If you’re confused about what all of that means you should look them up on YouTube, if you’re not there Thursday night Thivya thinks you’re racist.
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In addition to the aforementioned Dave Eggers lecture on March 28th, the Speakers Bureau delivers again with a scheduled appearance from Sam Sifton, The New York Times’ food critic. Sifton will speak on March 7th at an open, free event.
Sifton replaced former NYTs Chief Restaurant Critic Frank Bruni in October 2009 and has been a wonderful reviewer for The Times since. At one point in my life my dream job was to do what he does so I’m excited.
Speakers Bureau is now taking suggestions for the keynote speaker in the fall. In the past they’ve brought David Sedaris, Gideon Yago, Christopher Buckley, and Spike Lee. If you have any suggestions email the Speakers Bureau Chair Aviva Ariel.
The Speakers Bureau is proud to present David Sedaris tonight in Gannett Auditorium. Victors from last week’s ticket fracas should know that Gannett’s doors open at 7:30 but that only foolish people would think of showing up that late. Gannett fits something like 160 people and about 180 tickets were sold for the event meaning a few lazy ticket holders will find themselves standing in the back, legs silently cramping as Sedaris entertains a room full of seated fans. Folks who weren’t lucky/dedicated enough to snag a ticket last Monday should know that simulcasts will be broadcast in Emerson and Davis Auditoriums, as well as the Spa. The 8pm reading will be followed by a short Q&A and book signing; the Q&A will be open only to ticket holders but the book signing, held in Gannett Lobby, is free and open to the public.
And finally here are some tips to survive the night:
Remember awhile back we mentioned David Sedaris is coming to campus thanks to the Speakers Bureau? I’m sure you do. Anyhoo this is just a reminder that tickets go on sale tomorrow in Case Center at 10am. Because Sedaris is such a wonderful and popular speaker I expect those puppies to sell like proverbial hot cakes so I recommend setting your alarms. Tickets are a recession appropriate 5 dollars and are limited to one per Skidmore ID.
I didn’t really pay attention in Economics but I assume if you missed out on tickets some sort of nasty bartering market will emerge, or you could just watch the free simulcasts in Davis and Emerson or the Spa.
Check the event out on TheFacebook for more information
*UPDATE*
A little Facebook message from the fine folks at the Speakers Bureau alerted us to two little facts.
