Berlin, perhaps more than any other city in our collective imagination, has lived through so many identities, and has morphed from one version of itself into another, several times, over the course of just a few generations. Berlin is a city of extremes—and its past 60 years haunts us even as its present delights and absorbs us.
Writers Bloc co-sponsors this program with thanks to the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA and UCLA’s Department of Comparative Literature. We invite you to participate in a wonderful cultural event featuring Arab Israeli author, satirist and television comedy writer Sayed Kashua, in conversation with UCLA Professor Arieh Saposnik.
If you are not yet acquainted with Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess (thebloggess.com), check her out immediately, and then sign up to see her at Writers Bloc on April 19.
An exclusive Writers Bloc Presents event! Special event includes a copy of Rachel Maddow’s new book, Drift. Tickets available only through brownpapertickets.com
We are now in the thick of campaign season. Whom do we trust to report all the news about primaries, campaigns and the mood swings of voters around the country? Only one journalist gives us the news, and the news behind the news, like Andy Borowitz. Perhaps one of the most important reporters on the election beat today, Andy distills the truth from the big story, and presents it to the American public in a way that the candidates can’t: truthfully.
It is an enormous honor to host Russell Feingold in conversation with Robert Greenwald. Former Senator Russ Feingold served in the United States Senate for 18 distinguished years, and held posts on the Judiciary, Budget, Foreign Relations, and Intelligence Committees.