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Chill Out
Who needs air conditioning when you can beat the late-summer heat with an assortment of cool sights, sounds, and ideas like these?
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The Bowery Poetry Club is a venue dedicated to spoken-word performance located at 308 Bowery St., in New York, across from where the famed rock club CBGB used to be. |
Juliana Hatfield’s new album, How to Walk Away, drops this month, courtesy of Ye Olde Records. It is the New England–based artist’s 10th full-length release. |
Thomas L. Friedman,, well known for his New York Times foreign affairs column, releases his fifth book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, in September. |
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In addition to the expected readings and slams, the venue also features a host of “poetry-related” offerings — including live theatrical and musical performances and a weekly bingo night. Cool down with a literary cocktail like the Robert Frosty as you take in some authentic New York culture. Could you have as much fun at the movies? Perhaps, but only the Bowery Poetry Club will let you write a haiku on the wall for all to see.
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Maybe you haven’t heard this alterna-chick’s girlish vocals since you last heard the Reality Bites soundtrack in the mid-’90s. But many fans and critics consider Hatfield’s more recent work some of her best. The new album includes guest appearances by the likes of Tracy Bonham, Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, and Richard Butler (of Psychedelic Furs fame). Maybe you’ve never heard of any of those people, but trust us: when violinists meet punk rockers, the result just has to be cool. |
We think it’s pretty cool to be green. And though some people think they have green living down to a science, in Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Friedman says most consumers have barely scratched the surface. The book details the actions — particularly in the realm of clean technology — that the United States needs to take to ensure a healthier future, both for our planet and for our economy.
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While the club puts on its share of family-friendly shows (including concerts for kids), some of the events might cause buttoned-up types to break a sweat — check the calendar at bowerypoetry.com before heading out. |
If you like to apply your own meaning to music, don’t check out Hatfield’s blog, “An Arm and a Leg” (julianahatfield.com/blog). There, she explains the inspiration behind some of her classic songs, dispelling rumors like the one about her supposed relationship with Evan Dando. |
Because green topics have been front and center in media coverage and marketing campaigns, many consumers are ready to wash their hands of the color. If your green cup is already full, Hot, Flat, and Crowded might make it spill over.
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— Deblina Chakraborty 
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