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The Holocaust is Over, Live at the NYPL

ART.CULT

Last night at the New York Public Library, author Avraham Burg and distinguished historian Omer Bartov were asked to disagree. And it worked! In his book, Burg argues that the Jewish nation has been traumatized and has lost the ability to trust itself, its neighbors, or the world around it.

Comment: Leave a comment for Omer Bartov and Avraham Burg. They both will be stopping the blog today to answer your questions.

Nikola Tesla: Strange Genius

Studio 360

November 29, 2008
The astounding mad scientist life of Nikola Tesla. Who was this pioneer of radio, radar, and wireless communication?

Great Organ Returns to St. John the Divine

by WNYC Newsroom

November 28, 2008
After seven years, the Great Organ at St. John the Divine Cathedral is back. The 118-stop pipe organ was damaged by smoke in a 2001 fire that destroyed parts of the cathedral.

Snap Judgments

On The Media

What are the rules that govern journalistic portrait photography? Bob Garfield will be hosting a conversation on the Art.Cult Blog.

Recession-proof Gadgets, Crisis and the Whale, Trent Doyle Hancock

Last Night, Right Now, and Beyond Podcast

On today’s podcast, we stop by the seasonal Wired store to see if it will weather the recession, the Museum of Natural History hosts an event on how we think of financial crisis as a species, and an epic battle rages in a new Chelsea show.


Slideshow: Trent Doyle Hancock

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New Sounds Live Concert Series

October 28, 2008 – May 14, 2009

Join John Schaefer for the next free concert in February at The World Financial Center.

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