Cool Date

May 19

heatheriswatching:

COOL DATE 3 will be on July 24 at Cake Shop NYC. It’s 21+ and the cover is going to be $7. I’d love for it to be free and all ages, but this is how it goes. I hope that anyone who’s interested is able to make it.

May 17

JULY 24

May 15

Pencil it in: Cool Date 3 is coming in late July. Exact date TBA soon.

Apr 05

Also featuring Cool Date alumni: “Weird Twitter: The Oral History” on Buzzfeed

Cool Date poets @aRealLiveGhost and @heikojulian (formerly @PIZZASHAMAN) are on Thought Catalog’s “The 50 Greatest Tweets of All Time”!

Mar 13

Cool Date is taking a nap right now, but in the meantime you might wanna check out this unaffiliated but probably cool event:

Rebel Girl NYC

“A special night of goofs and gags with some of the hottest teen stars from nationally-known website Twitter, headlined by San Francisco rapmaker Satellite High at his first NYC performance in decades.

Featuring readings and performances by homegrown heroes

@leh0n (QUOTE UNQUOTE POET) @ponchopeligroso (RECOVERING ALT LIT CHILD STAR) @katienotopoulos (MEME ANALYST AT BUZZFEED) @leyawn (WEALTHY GADABOUT) @2tonbug (NOTED N’ER-DO-WELL)

With the aforementioned Satellite High (@satellitehigh) and a special live performance from the Welcome to Night Vale podcast (@nightvaleradio).

Hosted by @virgiltexas (INTERNET USER)

Celebrate March 20 in style with us at Williamsburg’s famous LA SALA at Cantina Royal at 58 N. 3rd St. (between Kent and Driggs off the Bedford L stop)

doors at 7, show commences shortly thereafter

cover: $8-10

drinks will be sold and there will be lighting”

Dec 28

Former Cool Date poets are getting nice press in 2012 roundups:

- @leh0n is #76 in Mandatory’s 100 Funniest Tweets of 2012

- @aRealLiveGhost and internet poetry in general are one of Hyperallergic’s “10 Pivotal Moments for Digital Art in 2012”

Sep 28

@000___000’s set presented at Cool Date 2

Part 1 — a poem

Parts 2 & 3 — a resume

September 26, 2012
Cake Shop, NYC

video provided by Vince Eckert

product review by @virgiltexas — presented at Cool Date 2

product review

Part 1

Part 2

September 26, 2012
Cake Shop, NYC

video provided by Vince Eckert

Sep 27

“Product Review: Ortho ‘Kill & Contain’ Mouse Trap: Five Very Enthusiastic Stars Out of Five” by @ingmarbirdman - presented at Cool Date 2

“Product Review: Ortho ‘Kill & Contain’ Mouse Trap: Five Very Enthusiastic Stars Out of Five”

September 26, 2012
Cake Shop, NYC

video provided by Vince Eckert