Tales of the City: Design in Service of Cultural Mediation

A new semester means a new series of Global Issues in Design & Visuality lectures. This lectures series is part of the Parsons School of Design curriculum for new media students. Each week a different pressing global issues is addressed. The lectures are designed to span all facets of design (industrial, graphic, fashion, etc) and are a great way to keep the brain matter lit up now that you've graduated. Tonight's lecture, Tales of the City: Design in Service of Cultural Mediation, Brings Fred Dust of IDEO to the microphone. "IDEO, the largest design and engineering firm in the world, renowned for its multi-disciplinary design practice, has expanded the consulting service model to the realm of social organization. Dust will present case studies of IDEO’s work with clients ranging from Native American tribes to the Finnish government." IDEO also designed the first Apple mouse for the LISA computer.

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm, Sharp
Location: New School, Swayduck Auditorium (65 5th Ave)
Cost: Free

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Iraq: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?

The ongoing debate over Iraqi withdrawl continues tonight as General William E. Odom, Yale professor and Senior Fellow at the Hudson Instititute, takes on Peter Brookes, Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs at the Heritage Foundation, in a lively debate. "As the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion approaches, support for the War – and the President's handling of it – has fallen precipitously. The President has partially reversed the decline by admitting execution "mistakes," but a majority of the public believes the war itself was a mistake. However, the public is not convinced that immediate withdrawal is the answer and the Iraqi constitution and elections have given many hope that Iraq's fragile democracy will flourish if given sufficient aid and stability. How will the insurgents and Iraqi people react to a withdrawal? How much more strain can our military and our treasury handle? What do we owe the Iraqi people?" Reception will follow.

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 6:30pm, sharp
Location: The Graduate Center at CUNY (365 Fifth Avenue, Corner of 34th Street & 5th Avenue)
Cost: Free

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Taco Tuesdays

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This goes on every week but the who cares! The Taco's are awesome ($1), the Margaritas are cheap ($3) and the vibe is always relaxed. This is dinner for me.

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Luke & Leroy's (21 Seventh Ave. at Leroy)
Cost: Free

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Meet Jackie Collins!!

Best selling author Jackie Collins, is reading from and signing her new book 'Lovers and Players.' Fans will be pleased to know the book meets her usual glamour-heavy Collins trashtastic style.

Date: Tuesday, 7th Febuary
Time: 7:00 PM.
Location: Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway
Cost: Free

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Diorama Lodge

"Are you one of those people who relished those assignments in elementary school that required you to create a diorama? Do you see a shoe box as the setting for a whole new world? Do you miss the taste of paste or are you a hot shot with a glue gun? Do you save boxes of junk in case someday you might make something out it?

Join...Diorama Lodge if you have a hankering for liquor-fueled arts and crafts. [The are] are a group that sits around making dioramas and
marveling at our own creations. The theme will be announced on the night of and there will be one first prize, voted on by all the creators (and drinkers) that show up. Bring your own shoebox plus glue, found objects, foil, toothpicks, craft store doo-dads, string, cotton balls, cake toppers, general junk, and inspiration. Bring stuff for your own diorama -- but you are also strongly encouraged to bring stuff to share with the communal stew of diorama ingredients. (Note: We will be required to clean up after ourselves.)"

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Location: Freddy's Bar & Back Room (485 Dean Street at 6th Avenue, Brooklyn)
Cost: Free

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Happy Birthday Shit Hammmered

Whatever happended to We Bite? Anyway, Shit Hammered, the liver destroying hipster makeout session of a party, turns one today. Darryl Nau & DJ Bastard will celebrate like the usually do with a sweaty alcohol fueled dance party. Free rum gets you going.

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: Happy Ending (302 Broome St at Eldridge)
Cost: Free
Open Bar: Rum, 10:30 - 11:30

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