Here’s to Ryan, the hottest in The Office.
We heart you, B.J. Novak. Photo courtesy NBC Entertainment.
When I found out that B.J. Novak was coming to speak on February 16, I couldn’t stop grinning.
See, I’m one of those obsessive fans of Novak’s show, The Office. You hate us if you’re not one of us. We yell “that’s what she [...]
Scholar surprises audience with critique of American culture
A Monday night talk about Islamic views on political issues turned into a critique of American society.
Top scholars discuss media in the Arab world
Guests speak about changes in media for the Middle East.
Former White House chiefs of staff duke it out
The former chief of staffs for Clinton and Bush discussed their jobs Tuesday night.
Activist Debbie Miller talks about protecting the Alaska wilderness
Wildlife activist Debbie Miller argued Thursday that we need to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Chief Justice Roberts displays wit at law school lecture
John Roberts gave an engaging but uncontroversial talk at the NU law school.
Columnist Clarence Page reminisces about civil rights movement
Columnist Clarence Page reminisced about MLK at Pick-Staiger.
The speaker story is dead. If it was ever alive.
What’s the dirty secret of college speaker stories? They’re not news.
Jeff Corwin: Focus on the animals, not the politics
Jeff Corwin spoke last night about his animal adventures and saving the planet.
The marketing ethos of Ethos Water
One word kept popping up in Ethos Water founder Jonathan Greenblatt’s presentation on Thursday to a packed University 122: belief.
Live from Prof. Craig LaMay’s talk on social networks
Assistant Professor Craig LaMay is giving a talk about the risks of social networking right now at Fisk 211. It’s being hosted by SPJ and about 20 people showed up.
Facebook owns your information and can sell it to anyone, LaMay said, according to its terms of service. (It loses the license when you remove [...]
When is it OK to read people’s brains?
Brain imaging technology. Some intense technological and incomprehensible stuff, huh? Not if it’s explained in plain English. That’s how two brain experts conducted “Imaging the Brain, Reading the Mind,” a neuroscience conference held Tuesday night at Tech.
NU’s Marsel Mesulam, a professor of neurology and psychiatry, and Martha Farah of the University of Pennsylvania, a professor [...]
‘So you want to write a play?’
NU faculty member and acclaimed Chicago playwright Rebecca Gilman will talk about writing for theater on Wednesday. Her play Spinning into Butter is being turned into a film starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
Event details: Plan-It Purple and the Center for the Writing Arts
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn will speak at Cahn Auditorium. Sponsored by the Peace Project.
Plan-It Purple
So… Jeremy Piven?
Entourage star Jeremy Piven returned to Evanston and talked to students Thursday. What did you think of him?