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Sequel to Freakonomics

Town Hall Talk: SuperFreakonomics co-authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Their first book, Freakonomics (2005), sold more than 4 million copies and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for two years. Turns out people love a juicy stats story (just look at the success of Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers ). But we’re curious if the controversy surrounding their latest yarns in SuperFreakonomics – namely, a chapter on nontraditional solutions to global warming – will dampen the spirits of UChicago economics professor Levitt and journalist Dubner. Even Levitt’s colleagues are weighing in on how he’s “ruining the dismal science” – that’s gotta hurt. Want to hear what the authors have to say about volcanoes cooling the planet? Or how drunk-walking is eight times as dangerous as drunk-driving? Stop by Town Hall Seattle tonight at 7 ($30 entrance fee, includes a copy of SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance).

For more on Levitt and Dubner, check out their Freakonomics blog

Silent Movie Mondays: Adventure Stories to Silent Classics

This week’s silent movie marathon at Paramount Theatre includes the 1916 classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Adventures of Prince Achmed and Lost World with Jim Riggs accompanying each on the Wurlitzer organ. All we have to say about Lost World is that dinosaurs are involved. A 1925 silent film about dinosaurs. Think about it.

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By Dennis James on Nov 03, 2009 at 3:01PM

Dennis James, the final appointed House Organist for Seattle’s Paramount Theatre from 1998 to 2008, and internationally touring professional silent film organist who created and introduced the theatre’s popular Silent Movie Mondays series, frequently sold out the hall during his 11 year tenure, continues his professional silent film and other music presentations throughout the Northwest Area during the 2009-2010 season:

2009
November 13, Blue Mouse Theatre, Tacoma, Washington
86th Anniversary screening: original opening night film THE GREEN GODDESS
2010
January 21, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in FLESH AND THE DEVIL
February 11, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Rudolph Valentino in SON OF THE SHEIK
February 14, Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Silent film series- two screenings: Harold Lloyd in GIRL SHY
February 15, Admiral Theatre, West Seattle, Washington
Original Silent Movie Mondays site debut: William Boyd in THE YANKEE CLIPPER
March 7, City Museum, Wenatchee, Washington
Silent film program: comedy films
March 8, Town Hall, Seattle, Washington
OdeonQuartet (string quartet) with Dennis James, Glass Armonica chamber music performance
March 11, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Janet Gaynor and George O’Brien in SUNRISE
July 5, Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Annual Anniversary silent film screenings:
July 6, Location tba, Seattle, Washington
American Theatre Organ Society National Convention – feature silent film event by invitation conveyed by convention chairman Tom Blackwell: title tba

For more information, visit: http://www.cas.sc.edu/film/james.html