Monday
1 December
7:30 pm - Reading and Writing Workshop w/Nate in Wisconsin
Soft opening time. Nate reads Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World by Malcolm Harris in honor of Nancy and her reading of her Aunt’s memoir. (If people enjoy we could do it for a while.)
9 pm - Tripping Life Fantastic w/Joe in Norway
Taking stock of the photos (and a few videos) taken during the past year of travel across southern Europe, the Middle East, the Asian sub-continent, East and Southeast Asia and a couple Pacific islands.
10 pm - The Funny Hour
Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.
Tuesday
2 December
7-8:30 pm - The Red Hour
Join the us for a short story discussion. See #the-red-hour Discord channel for more information.
This week’s reading: Two Potters by Doris Lessing
8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon
Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.
Wednesday
3 December
6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li
Reading: Subsumption of Space, A Theory of Marxist Geography
Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the Discord.
Thursday
4 December
7 pm - Bring the News w/Susanna
Thoughtful discussion on ZERO HOUR with guest Norman Solomon. Video: “The DEMS' Role in Our Trumpian Hell”
If you come across an article or bit of news that you feel the group would find interesting read it aloud (or ask someone to) and open the floor to discussion.
Friday
5 December
7 pm - The After Hours Show S03E28
On tonight’s show:
- Ann Li updates us on Ukraine and blesses us with a rant
- Joe in Norway cooks up cornmeal dumpling, rosecoco beans, and marrow squash for the allergic amongst us for Kitchen ASMR
- TAC week in review, week looking forward
8:30 pm - A Guided Tour of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
Tonight on Night Gallery, a double feature. Our first episode is Big Surprise, Hawkins the hermit promises a surprise to three boys if they dig for it. Starring: John Carradine and Vincent Van Patten.
Followed by The Painted Mirror, removing paint from an antique mirror, shop owner Frank Standish reveals an alien landscape. Starring: Zsa Zsa Gabor and Arthur O’Connell.
10 pm - CinemaTAC: Poker Face w/Travis
I would like to invite everyone to join me for the mystery crime/comedy series, Poker Face. A Columbo inspired drama.
A mystery-of-the-week series following Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road in her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. Guest stars are plentiful throughout, from Ellen Barkin and Adrien Brody to Luis Guzmán and Chloë Sevigny. An inverted detective series, also known as a “howcatchem” and popularized by “Columbo,” the crime and perpetrator are shown at the beginning of each episode, and follows Charlie as she tries to solve the mystery.
11 pm - Open Dialogue
Saturday
6 December
19:00 (07:00 pm) - Saturday Night Theatre: “Witness for the Prosecution” w/Susanna
🍿 Agatha Christie’s 1957 smash hit starring Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Elsa Lanchester. Directed by the great Billy Wilder. (8.3 rating on IMDB)
9 pm - Bring the Music
Bring tunes you want to share, check #music Discord channel for this week’s theme.
Sunday
7 December
2 pm - Course: Oligarchy w/Class Unity
“The history of all hitherto existing societies,” Marx once wrote, “is the history of class struggle.” What if the central political form of our time is not democracy — the rule of the majority of people — but oligarchy — the rule of the few? This course examines the idea and structure of oligarchic power in theory, in history, and in contemporary practice. We’ll read political theorists and social scientists who have analyzed how wealth, status, and institutional control concentrate in the hands of a small elite even within ostensibly democratic societies. Core readings include Michael Parenti’s Democracy for the Few, G. William Domhoff’s Who Rules America?, and a selection of historical documents. We will trace how “national” concerns are invoked to justify decisions that primarily benefit dominant classes and will ask whether oligarchy today operates more through persuasion than coercion. We will also compare classical notions of aristocracy and plutocracy to modern networks of corporate, bureaucratic, and intelligence power.
5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: The Vengeance Factor
The Enterprise pursues a race of “gatherers” who continue to raid Federation outposts, unaware of the dangers lurking among them. Guest starring: Lisa Wilcox, Joey Aresco, Nancy Parsons and Stephen Lee.
? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane
Note: all times in ET.
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