The Useless Lecture Series: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 – 8 pm (doors at 7:30)
Union Hall in Park Slope
702 Union St. @ 5th Ave
$5 cover

THE YES MEN
"Doing it Outside In: Breaking the Bank with the Yes Men"
One half of the infamous New York duo presents strategies for infiltrating
business conferences, masquerading as corporate execs, and successfully lowering
blue-chip stock prices.

TIM HARROD
"You Are Dumb: How the Media are Pranking You Even as You Read This"
The Onion's history is riddled with occasions where the newspaper's satirical
stories were accepted as fact by individuals and large groups. Tim Harrod
discusses.

PATRICK DI JUSTO
"The Day I Gave My Brother Appendicitis"
Mr. Di Justo presents lessons gleaned from a high school prank gone awry.

STEPHEN BRUCKERT
"Don't Feed The Trolls: Life Lessons From The Internet's Most Popular
Blood Sport"
People all over the world are playing a game on the internet, and the
object of the game is to make strangers waste time and emotional energy. What
are the rules of the game? What strategies do trolls use to win? And why are
trolls so important?

Hosted, as always, by the inimitable Charles Star