The Moth

The other night I saw Raised Eyebrows: Stories of Shocks, Surprises and Scandals, an evening of storytelling at the Cooper Union presented by The Moth. It was such a wonderful event. It was so nice to listen to people talk in an engaging and conversational way about things that had happened to them. It wasn't *fascinating* which is what was so enjoyable about it. Rather, it was deeply pleasant, a very special, unique way of being entertained.

The night was hosted by Adam Gopnik, and the storytellers were Jenny Allen, Mike Birbiglia, Simon Doonan, Brock Grant, and Padma Lakshmi.

The stories were quite varied. One about hanging out one afternoon with a group of friends in the 80s who ended up being Bernard Goetz's victims later that day. Another about a mother finding a picture of a giant penis in her 13 year old daughter's email; one about being the Christmas decorator for the Obamas in the White House. They were all slightly flawed, but totally wonderful.