Symposium in Political Philosophy

Tomorrow is the Hannah Arendt / Reiner Schurmann Symposium in Political Philosophy at the New  School for Social Research. The theme for this year’s symposium is Critical Theory Today, and speakers include Axel Honneth, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Luc Boltanski, Judith Butler, and Etienne Balibar.

In the words of Jay Bernstein, the chairperson of the Philosophy Department, the symposium promises to expose its listeners to ideas that will challenge their perceptions and make them uncomfortable. That is one of the very reasons to do philosophy–to  bump into ideas that make us uncomfortable and thereby force us to think through our lives in different and more critical ways.

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Michael at the Met

Michael Storrings signed his Christmas ornaments, dessert plates and mugs, coasters, and placemats for the fourth night in a row last night at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Even though it was raining during the 8th Annual Winter’s Celebration in and around the Tree Lighting at Lincoln Center, people still came out to meet with Michael.  

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I wish I could have attended the entire event, but I was teaching last night, and attended after my class ended. The few pictures I was able to take are available on Flickr.

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Michael Storrings Signs Ornaments at the Met Opera

Michael Storrings will be signing his ornaments and new line of dessert plates and mugs at the Metropolitan Opera Shop tonight. Picked up by today’s Community Affairs calendar of the New York Times as well as News Long Island, Michael will be there during the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting Ceremony and the 8th Annual Winter’s Eve celebration.

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Michael Storrings Ornament Signings 2007

Michael Storrings signed his Christmas ornaments again this year at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City the day after Thanksgiving, and will be there each day over the weekend from 1:00-4:00 on the 8th floor in their Manhattan Flagship location across from Rockefeller Center. Michael creates the original artwork for the ornaments, and then each one is hand blown and hand-painted in Poland. This year, Michael’s designs can also be found on dessert plates and mugs, placemats, and coasters (all made in Germany), which are carried at Saks, Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, and Henri Bendel (though the items vary by location).

I only took 3 photos of the event yesterday.

Michael Storrings Ornament Signing

Michael Storrings Ornament Signing

Michael Storrings Ornament Signing

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