The Objectivism Store has announced that the TOC LIVE! audiotapes from the 2004 Objectivist Center Summer Seminar are now available on their website. These tapes are the actual lectures from The Objectivist Center Summer Seminar without digital remastering, editing, noise reduction, etc..
For more information on ordering TOC LIVE tapes, visit The Objectivism Store.
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Ayn Rand and the Youth Culture
The Detriot Free Press highlights the pursuits of two enterprising — Ayn Rand influenced — young men who started up a successful, youth-orientated pop culture magazine. Brandon Green and John Chase of Dearborn, Michigan founded The Royal magazine to target teens and twenty-somethings and give their generation its own voice. The Royal website says the magazine is a “quarterly collection of the hottest emerging talents and trends from around the world.”
According to the Free Press article, the young entrepreneurs “both like unknown bands, films by Wes Anderson, the novels of Ayn Rand, the Cartoon Network and capitalism.”
Read the full article…
Andrew Bernstein Lecture in NYC Central Park
From Atlasphere member Robert Begley:
On September 18, Dr. Andrew Bernstein will give a lecture in New York City’s Central Park. The title of his talk is “Global Capitalism” and admission is $20.
This will be part of the NY Heroes Society’s first ever picnic/lecture event in Central Park. The picnic will be held at Mineral Springs, just northeast of the concession stand ? which is at the northern end of Sheep Meadow (nearest entrance is W.67th St, Tavern on the Green). Please bring your own food and beverage. The picnic goes from 2 to 6 pm, with Dr. Bernstein’s talk at 4 pm.
If you would like to attend, rsvp to info@nyheroes.org.
Rain date: Sunday, September 19.
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Remembering September 11th
Today is the anniversary.
Don’t miss the Atlasphere’s two tributes to September 11th, by Jennifer Iannolo (“Comfort Food“) and Chris Matthew Sciabarra (“9/11 Tribute: My Friend Ray“).
'Think Twice' in NYC
The Objectivist Theatre Company will be performing Ayn Rand’s “Think Twice” in New York City, beginning this weekend. The performances will show on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 8 p.m. from 10 Sept through 3 Oct. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for students. See the OTC web site for additional information and photos of the cast.
Saaket Sethi, Architect
An article today’s India Express profiles architect Saaket Sethi, who is quite a fan of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead:
Mumbai, September 1: WHEN 11-year-old Saaket Sethi was asked to draw a sketch for his grandfather, he ended up doodling an entire airport! “The family was quite mystified. But then, I always had a passion for drawing grand structures,” says this new architect on the block. […]
And like all good architects has he memorised Ayn Rand�s The Fountainhead? “Every architect worth his salt has read the book. It’s amazing how the author sexualises architecture. And Roark’s passion is something that every architect should feel for his creation,” he declares with Roark-like fire in his eyes.
See the full article for further information.
Ayn Rand is remarkably popular in India. For more examples of her influence in India, see our postings on India’s first woman astronaut, the Fountainhead primary school, the Language of Liberty Summer Camp, and India’s richest woman.
ARI: The Morality of War
The Ayn Rand Institute has announced a talk and Q & A on the life-and-death consequences of the United States’ moral premises. The event will take place on September 9, 2004 at the Hyat Regency Irvine in Irvine, California. The press release describes the talk:
In this passionately reasoned lecture, Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute illustrates how “just-war” theory has been undercutting America’s success in the war, and why it is necessarily self-destructive. Dr. Brook argues for an alternative morality of war, one that justly demands the total, ruthless eradication of the enemy, and lasting victory. Drawing upon Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism, he advocates a war based on the principles of rational self-interest.
View the PDF flyer.
Fountainhead Movie in San Fran
Live in San Francisco? If you’ve not seen the movie version of The Fountainhead before, or even if you have, you can watch it this Wednesday at the San Francisco Public Library:
Architecture and the City Film Series
The San Francisco Public Library presents a special screening of “The Fountainhead,” a cult classic based on Ayn Rand’s best-selling book about controversial downtown architect Howard Roark, who designed Manhattan’s Wynand Building.
3 p.m. Wednesday at the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco. Admission is free. Call (415) 557-4400 or visit www.sfpl.org.
Cordair Gallery Celebrates 8th Anniversary
Quent Cordair Fine Art is celebrating its 8th anniversary this month. From an eMediaWire press release:
Quent Cordair Fine Art in Burlingame, California celebrates their 8 year anniversary by offering the finest in Contemporary Romantic Realism. This unique gallery is located minutes south of San Francisco.
Burlingame, CA (PRWEB) August 27, 2004 — Quent Cordair Fine Art was established by artist Quent Cordair in 1996. As a premier provider of contemporary Romantic Realism in painting, sculpture and drawing, QCFA has grown to serve an international clientele of private and corporate collectors.
Romantic Realism, the movement which renews the high esthetic standards and techniques of pre-20th century ateliers, brings a rebirth of comprehensibility, beauty, romanticism and stylization to contemporary subject matter. The gallery’s collection emphasizes themes which celebrate the moments of happiness, joy and success possible to Man on earth. Subject matter includes figurative, narrative, allegorical, still lifes, seascapes and landscapes.
The gallery features the art of Danielle Anjou, Sam Axton, Bryan Larsen, Damon Denys, Bill Mack, Karl Jesen, Han Wu Shen, Sandra Shaw, Bobbie Carlyle and many others.
Recently all ten titles of the Ayn Rand cover art painted by Nick Gaetano were released as limited-edition fine art prints on canvas.
Wanted: OCON Reviewer
The Atlasphere would like to soon publish reviews of this year’s summer conferences, both ARI and TOC.
We’ve received a review on TOC’s conference, but we’re still looking for someone to review the ARI conference.
If you attended ARI’s OCON 2004 and would like to write a brief (600- to 700-word) review for the Atlasphere, please contact us ASAP. …Thank you!