2012 New Yorker Festival Schedule Announced

Margaret Atwood, Lena Dunham, Viola Davis, Lucinda Williams, Beirut, Norah Jones, Punch Brothers, Vampire Weekend, Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Carrie Brownstein, and Fred Armisen are just a few of the bold faced names who are taking part in this year’s New Yorker Festival. View the full 2012 New Yorker Festival lineup after the jump.

New Yorker Festival Changes Dates, Scales Back Event

New Yorker Festival Ocotber 16-18, 2009 Various Venues Around NYC …And then there were three. The ten year anniversary of the New Yorker Festival, originally scheduled for an ambitious 10 days in October, has been quietly scaled back to 3 days (like it usually is). When in doubt, blame the economy right?

New Yorker Festival Announces 2009 Dates, Preliminary Schedule

In a marked departure from their past practices, the New Yorker has already announced the dates for the 10th Anniversary New Yorker Festival. This year’s festival will take place from October 9 -18, 2009 and it will be 10 days long (instead of the usual 3). Preliminary schedule is below, more information can be found…

Register To Vote This Weekend with Karen O (and others)

Are you a New York resident who is NOT registered to vote? If so, register this weekend at any New Yorker Festival event or at Festival HQ (Metropolitan Pavillion 125 W 18th St), where special guests and New Yorker writers will register you in person. Saturday, October 4 10:00 A.M. Raúl Esparza 10:30 A.M. Judith…

Fist Bump!

Surely one of the greatest magazine covers of the year.