Enjoy the long weekend and Happy fourth of July!

Reading Materials

The BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, Britain’s leading nonfiction prize, was awarded Thursday to Barbara Demick for "Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea." (via LA Times).

"As a reader I’ve always been interested in dystopian novels like ‘Nineteen Eighty-four,’" she told the Associated Press, referring to George Orwell’s book about a fictional, controlling state, "and North Korea seemed to be the real thing."

According to "29: A novel" , "you can be young twice" An interesting book, it could be a successful movie (via Feminist Review).

Events:

On Wednesday July 7th the New York City Restaurant and the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) present the results of their newest study, Women on Fire: Gender’s Role and Impact in the New York City Restauran Industry-which demonstarates the pravelence of gender – based inequality in the New Yorik City Restaurants Industry and celebrate with them as they award restaurants tha promote women’s well being in thje workplace (when: Jul;y 7th 2010 9.00am -11.00 am , where: La Pala Restaurant 2009 Exceptional Workplace Award Honoree 77 Saint Marks Place).

On July 14th PARADIGM SHIFT NYC Presents “GUYLAND: THE PERILOUS WORLD WHERE BOYS BECOME MEN” Lecture & Discussion- DR. MICHAEL KIMMEL, Author & Sociologist- Moderated by SHELBY KNOX (more info here).

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