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November 9, 2017
7:00 - 9:00
In the Reckless Hour
An irritating thing about reviewing books translated from languages you think you know is getting past the title.
The Work Without Markers
In the late 1990s, I read a short story by Nirmal Verma called “Terminal.”
The Mind of a Minotaur
In these diaristic works, Picasso exhibits an unflinching willingness to stare down his dark side and put it on display.
Throughout history, “great men” have written some of our most important works — histories, novels, poems, plays — but are they really all that great? Drunk Education (the event formerly known as Drunk TED Talks) returns to poke holes and deflate the egos of even more writer men. Some roasts will be loving, some will be scathing, but no one will escape untouched. This time, The Point joins Drunk Ed to focus on “political comedy.” What is it? Why is it? Do we really need it now, more than ever? Featuring: Karen Chee on George Orwell, Eve Peyser on Andy Borowitz, Adam Valen Levinson on Jonathan Swift, and Rachel Wiseman on Kafka. More info & RSVP here.