Back in Elizabethan times, it was considered funny to tell stories about how badly a man beat his disagreeable wife. However, Shakespeare turned this trope on its head. For years, … Continue reading Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
Can one man change the course of a world war? From 1941, working from rooms over a Cairo brothel, British officer Dudley Clarke conceived a new way of fighting the … Continue reading Theodore Talk: Dudley Clark, the Genius of Deception (the Illusionist Who Fooled Hitler)
Middlemarch is a novel that is set in a provincial town in England in the years leading up to the Reform Act of 1832, which broadly increased voting rights in … Continue reading George Eliot: Middlemarch
Want to play a game? How about a bunch of games? American Mensa’s Mind Games is a four-day board-game-judging marathon, during which the year’s seven best new-to-market games are chosen … Continue reading Mensa Mind Games
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. He was a novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic. His memoir Homage to Catalonia recounts his participation in the forces of … Continue reading George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Let's take a nice walk through the grounds of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. An arboretum is literally a tree museum, but there are also plenty of flowers. This is a lovely … Continue reading Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Geoffrey Chaucer was the author of the Canterbury Tales, which is an anthology of 24 short stories that are supposedly being told by people who are traveling from London to … Continue reading Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (April Showers)
Northern New Jersey Mensa's Armchair Conversations are a friendly environment for serious conversations. This conversation will be about Free Speech, Fighting Words, and Violence Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83298205803?pwd=vz3IIN8BwJm2qFRckWhI1UcGZsbprV.1 Meeting … Continue reading Armchair Conversations: Free Speech, Fighting Words, and Violence
Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age … Continue reading Admissions Testing
There are many trails to choose from, whether you want to take the tiny tots on the Fairy Trail or get some serious cardio on one of the challenging trails. Also, consider building a fairy house for the Fairy Trail: Fairy Trail – South Mountain Conservancy Let's meet at the Locust Grove Parking Lot, Millburn, … Continue reading Hike at South Mountain Reservation
