Anya Kamenetz
I am a head.
I blog at Anyakamenetz.blogspot.com
and sometimes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anya-kamenetz/
and--I tweet, yes I do. Anya1anya

"I always thought I'd like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'FIGMENT.'"
—Andy Warhol, 1985

FIGMENT owes more than just its name to Warhol, whose legendary excursions into experience-based and participatory art paved the way for so much of what we create today. ...

Come see why New York Magazine, Time Out NY, and Reuters have raved about Employee of the Month.

Catie Lazarus hosts
Literary genius Hari Kunzru
Journalist and brilliant economic thinker Anya Kamenetz
and Drag King of Kings Mr. Murray Hill

PLUS
- The New Yorker cartoonist Farley Katz
- comedian Rob Lathan
and music from the greatest house band...

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Meet @ 1pm for Foreclosure Tour. March starts at Pennsylvania and Livonia. Ends at undisclosed location of house-warming party. Block party to follow. Bring gifts and food!

3 train to Pennsylvania Ave or L train to Livonia Ave.

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The fight to reclaim democracy from the banks is growing from Wall Street to Main Street.

On...

For those parents who cannot make it to a march or participate in the other family-friendly actions today, here's one anyone can do anywhere in the city. You just need to take a little time to write out your reasons for supporting the movement and grab a handful of friends. Even if you aren't confident enough to write and speak your own...

On November 7, some of New York’s most esteemed thinkers convene for an evening of innovative performance and political engagement to share their perspectives on the Occupy Wall Street movement. Each guest will present his or her own unique take on this astounding moment in American history, and then join in a conversation with the audience.
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PLEASE CLICK SEE MORE BELOW AND READ EVERYTHING BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS!

"Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy...

Dear Tribe,

This coming week, Lucia is back on the decks, deep diving into the rhythm of Chaos! Get your sweat towels out it is going to be a hot one!

We are now approaching the middle of our series. Last week Doug brought us through Staccato, and now we are ready to enter the next gateway. Chaos is the dissolving of opposites. It is the...

BUY TICKETS AT WWW.WANDBNYC.COM
As many of you have heard, the BIG W&B Sellout party has gone belly up... but we'd never leave our passengers & crew deserted...

STRANDED IV: RESCUED

PLEASE NOTE!! THE EVENT IS FRIDAY... NOT SATURDAY!
Friday, September 2nd, 10pm-sunrise
At a never-before-seen warehouse in Greenpoint...

Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind. In this section you will find the peripheral definitions of what the event is as a whole, but to truly understand this event, one must participate. This site serves to try to...

Quick survey. Who's not going to the burn this year?


**IMPORTANT!!!
Mark ATTENDING on this event if you are NOT attending Burning man.

I want a full headcount of who of us is stickin' around.

Saturday night KK's FreaKKshow will be at 171 Lombardy Street in the East Greenpoint/ North Williamsburg area. The entrance is on Varick Ave right off of Lombardy.

This is the same place as FreaKKshow 2010 (with many improvements!), there is an air conditioned indoor area (and we have fans, ice, etc to keep you all nice and cool) and large...

CASTLES IN THE SKY.
A spectacular evening renegade parade for New York

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CastlesintheNYC

The city's most awaited night of renegade pageantry is back. We will take over the streets, infusing them with brass bands, colors and intoxicating spirit. Your summer will overflow with beauty and spectacle as you...

It's not just bastille day celebration, it's stefan's birthday! and so to celebrate that wonderful event, we are going swing dancing thursday, july 14 at midsummer night swing at LINCOLN CENTER. no experience necessary! if you buy tickets you get in the square (we will be there!), but you can still be outside the square and hear and...

On July 3rd from 7:30pm - 9:30pm, you are invited back in time to a 1920s Gala Celebration commemorating the merger of Monkeys Inc. and Robots Co. Please see the attached Invitation from the companies.

Dress to impress in your finest gala attire and please note that the companies assure us no monkeys or robots of any model will be turned away.
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Once again it's on.

False Profit is gearing up for our annual Priceless campout on the July 4th weekend. Join us in celebration with our unique brand of art, activities and music for our sixth year in a row throwing down on the Feather River.

All the info you could want is at http://priceless.false-profit.com/.

Tickets will go on sale on...

http://figmentproject.org/ Is an annual free, public, weekend-long, participatory interactive art event on NYC's Governors Island. See and help create sculpture, installations, dance, music, children's activities and more!
FIGMENT: WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING?
To Volunteer: http://newyork.figmentproject.org/get-involved/volunteer/

For those who don't know:
FunHaus is an interactive dance space at FIGMENT 2011 that will be located near Kostume Kult in Nolan Park. Think "Mission to Mars" but on a smaller scale. At its core is DJ Friar Tuck's sound system and two large tents (generously loaned to us by Kenny and Sheila and Amy Israel). We'll be creating...

Get tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/178156

2 SHOWS ONLY

NEWS FLASH:
Trevor Exter* Opening Tuesday, May 31st
Leah Siegel from Firehorse* Opening Thursday, June 2nd

*Don’t miss these amazing performers.

May 31st & June 2nd
8:00pm ~ Show length 45 minutes
$15 online (link above)
$18 at the door...

When everyone is gone and god's not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the mansion we're going to squat in.

A spring celebration complete with Maypole, Pageant, Music & Spring Revelry. Don't forget your fairy wings!
More info soon, or check http://symbolicstudies.org

Ilya P & Thunder Gumbo Present:
-- BELLY of The BEATS --
The Official After-party for Beats Antique @ Brooklyn Bowl
featuring DAVID STARFIRE, members of BEATS ANTIQUE, & DJ JOY.


For one special night, New York will be swept over by exotic sands and the rockin bellies from the caravan of our illustrious friends Beats Antique & David...

In this workshop we’ll explore the parameters of an ideal university organized on peer-to-peer principles. We’ll also create a credentialing system and award each other degrees.
You must register and barter something to attend.
http://tradeschool.ourgoods.org/#class142

Its a going away part, its a housewarming party, its a birthday party. When you've got 6 hosts, a DJ, a deck, a dance floor, and 2 kegs, its going to be a crazy good time.

Join us at SXSW’s most awesome party - Party Like It’s 1986!

In 1986 the Bangles were all the rage, Donkey Kong was a hot video game, mobile phones were bigger than your head, and the World Wide Web didn't even exist. A lot has changed since then - but not electronic privacy law.

So, we are teaming up with Google and the ACLU of Texas...