Rachel Lovinger
soul of a hippiechick, spirit of a cyberpunk

New York magazine and Longreads present: “Behind the Longreads,” featuring Dan P. Lee, Jessica Pressler, Wesley Yang and New York Editor-in-Chief Adam Moss, who will be moderating the event.

The event is free to attend.

Three stories to read before the event:

"Travis the Menace," by Dan P. Lee ...

Dear attendees (and everyone else),

On november 11, 2011 at 11:11 the date will be 11/11/11 11:11. Since 11:11 is the best time for wishing, this day will be pretty epic.

yes we know, it is not for a while, but we're excited so we made this early.

also, this is just an event fan page, not a party, a gathering, a convention, or anything...

The world’s largest, most authoritative conference on semantic technology for enterprise computing professionals. It covers every major technology and application area you’ll need to know.

Generate value from the Semantic Web that will put you ahead of the competition.

Note: this event has been moved from the original date, and is now taking place Sept 6th, same time same place, to allow for Kio's giving birth + recovery! Best wishes to Kio, see you all in September to celebrate her quiet marvel of a book.

This is a launch party for a book, Kio Stark's Follow Me Down, a book that weaves through 25...

After surviving several 'pocalypses over the summer with us here in NYC and helping MakerBot launch their new online video series, Eddie Codel (http://www.eddie.com) is saying farewell for now as he heads back to boring old San Francisco. Join Eddie and Laughing Squid for drinks Thursday at Destination in the East Village.
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Hi everyone (and apologies if you've already seen an appeal like this on another social network):

If we haven't talked lately, I'm working for a nonprofit that promotes energy efficiency (the Alliance to Save Energy), and I've organized what bodes to be a great panel for SXSW Interactive 2012 -- on behavior-change campaigns and...

It's official: I'm heading to Australia - the land of koalas, kangaroos, and, most importantly, KYLIE (see image to the left for reference).

I'm not sure when I'll be back stateside, so I'd love to see all of your smiling faces on my last Friday in NYC. That way I can look back at pictures of our night together, wonder why...

DEFCON is the world's longest running and largest underground hacking conference.

Tune in to the Season 9 Premiere of Project Runway on Lifetime!

Meet the designers, watch their casting sessions, home visits and closet tour videos, view their portfolios and more at http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway

Join us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/projectrunway where we'll be live tweeting each week with special...

Recognized as a leading global gathering for Internet innovators and influencers, Internet Week New York is expected to draw more than 20,000 people to over 200 events at both its headquarters located at Chelsea’s Metropolitan Pavilion and at dozens of locations throughout Gotham.

Internet Week New York 2010, which took place from June 7-14,...

Now in its seventh year, SemTech 2011 is the world’s largest educational conference for the community of executives, technologists, researchers, investors and customers who are involved with semantic technologies.

SemTech 2011 features five days of presentations, panels, tutorials, announcements, new company/product launches, and conversations. ...

More info at http://www.licartsopen.org and http://www.seankenney.com/portfolio/may-2011-events/

Ever wonder how 1.75 million LEGO bricks can be organized or what a LEGO Certified Professional's studio might look like ? Sean's studio doors will be open to the public during LIC Arts Open studio weekend - one of NYC’s largest Artists...

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.

International Monty Python Status Day is an annual event intended to raise awareness of how delightfully silly Monty Python is! Invite your friends to spread the good cheer and wonderful British humor.

Participating is easy; simply think of one of your favorite Monty Python quote, and post it as your status! It can be from any of the movies, any...

Confab 2011 has SOLD OUT!

If you design, plan, create, publish, or care for content, then this is your conference!

Whether you’re a content strategy convert or curious about where to start, there are plenty of sessions you won’t want to miss. You’ll walk away from Confab full of ideas and opportunities for both your company and your...

What started in 2010 as a grass-roots efforts to motivate people to get out and check in is back and now with the support of over 100 local foursquare committees around the world.

On April 16th (4 and 4 squared) foursquare users are self-organizing meetups, lectures, swarms, scavenger hunts, and much more. Foursquare users can visit 4sqday.com to...

I've been doing Drinkups for years and wanted come up with something different now that I'm here in NYC. So with that, I would like to invite you to the inaugural "Binary Beers", where every so often I'll team up with a friend who is visiting or just moved to town and invite our local friends to join us for drinks.

My...

Don't miss this opportunity to network one last time or bid your final farewell at the party to end all parties — the Interactive Closing Party. Media Temple invites you to go out with a big bang.

Note: an RSVP at Plancast will not get you in the door. You must RSVP at EventBrite. SXSW Interactive is the week immediately following DrupalCon Chicago, and we're going to both. You should too. DrupalCon ends on Thursday. SXSW begins on Friday, and runs until Tuesday. We're throwing the party on a Monday night, so you'll have a few...

Join PBS, NPR, Frontline, ITVS, P.O.V., StoryCorps and Blogads at the Parish for live music and a celebration of South by Southwest.

Music by: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (http://www.tromboneshorty.com/)

The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators,...

The Barbarian Group & StumbleUpon invite you to void a couple EULAs with us at the T.O.S. Violation! Party, a night of rock for the punks of the Internet.

Revised line-up:

7pm doors

Outside Stage:
TV Torso 7:00pm
Thee Oh Sees 7:45pm
Mister Heavenly (feat. members of Islands, Man Man and Modest Mouse with Michael Cera) 8:45pm
No Age 9:45pm
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