AN ARTIST REMEMBERS: HANUKKAH LAMPS SELECTED BY MAURICE SENDAK | Opens at The Jewish Museum on December 2

New York, NY – The Jewish Museum will present An Artist Remembers: Hanukkah Lamps Selected by Maurice Sendak from December 2, 2011 through January 29, 2012.

ACTIVIST EYEWEAR x ALFRED JULIUS BOW TIE & HANDKERCHIEF COLLECTION LAUNCH | December 14th, 2011 at 7 pm

New York, New York, December 7th, 2011-For the holiday season, Activist Eyewear and Alfred Julius Bowties have joined forces to design a limited edition Bowtie and Handkerchief Set, culminating in a holiday launch party at Tina Catherine Eyewear & Opticians on Wednesday December 14th, 2011 at 7 pm. There will be an open bar & music, plus hors d’oeuvres provided by Brio Restaurant.

Not Crazy about ‘Like Crazy” | Film Review

Most neuroscientists believe that the human brain does not reach full physical maturity until the calendar age of 25. Maturity is defined by a fully developed and functioning pre-frontal cortex. This area of the brain is located below the top of the head and behind the forehead. The pre-frontal cortex is responsible for executive function like long-term planning, execution of concepts, impulse control, rational judgment, and the ability to connect action with consequence.

Travel | Ice Hotels

Just on time for the onset of winter, one of the season’s most breathtaking features is about to be unveiled-the famous Ice Hotels, located in northern climates where the environment can sustain such works of art…

Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to Present“ Design with the Other 90%: Cities” at the United Nations, through Jan 9, 2012

“Design with the Other 90%: Cities,” the second in a series of themed exhibitions by
Cooper-Hewitt that demonstrate how design can address the world’s most critical issues, opens
Oct. 15 at the United Nations and runs through Jan. 9, 2012. Organized by Cynthia E. Smith, the
museum’s curator of socially responsible design, the exhibition will feature more than 60 projects from 23 countries around the globe. Admission to the exhibition will be free of charge.