Legendary author Larissa MacFarquhar on how to be good. Existentialist philosopher Skye Cleary and poet Grace Bialecki on how to be poetic. Media expert Kyla Scanlon on how to make sense of the economy. Three incredible offline salons, and then a gentle DJ party to celebrate autumn, ideas, friendship, and community. Come join us!
Larissa MacFarquhar: How to Be Good
The author of “Strangers Drowning: Voyages to the Brink of Moral Extremity“, and famed for her New Yorker profiles of, e.g., Derek Parfit, Hilary Mantel and Harold Bloom, joins us for a conversation about the nature of goodness: Is it real? Is it realistic? Is it expectable? Can it survive our fast-paced, individualistic lifestyle? We will talk about saints, martyrs, EA, NGOs, and normal humans like ourselves.
Grace Bialecki: How to Be Poetic – Hosted by Skye Cleary
Join poet and meditation teacher Grace Bialecki and philosopher Skye Cleary for an evening of poetic inspiration. We’ll listen to poetry, discuss the creative process, meditate poetically, and practice writing embodied poetry.
Kyla Scanlon: How to Understand the Economy
Join this conversation about the economy from a human-focused lens, led by writer and economist Kyla Scanlon. Together, we will dive into what makes it work, how it continues to work, and how it can work even better.
Autumn Acoustics: DJ set by Skye Cleary
Schedule:
2:30 pm – Doors open
3 pm to 4:15 pm – How to Be Good
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm – How to Be Poetic
6:15 pm to 7:30 pm – How to Understand the Economy
7:45 pm to 9:30 pm – Autumn Acoustics
10 pm – Doors close
Recommended readings:
- Youth.
- 29 Days to France.
- Purple Gold.
- Unsolicited Advice for the End Times.
- Gen Z and Financial Nihilism.
- The Vibecession: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.
- How Individualism Changed the Economy.
Refreshments will be provided. The event is part of the Arts and Minds: Conversations in New York – Interintellect x Museum Mile series.
