By Dan Friedman
On their latest album, ‘Fade,’ Yo La Tengo emerges into the sort of breathy grown-up rock that the group has owned since the past century.
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By Dan Friedman
It seems like so long ago that The Maccabeats warmed the hearts of millions and inspired thousands to take pop songs and make Hanukkah themed YouTube videos. Those friendly Yeshiva boys have split, seemingly, into StandFour and the intriguingly named The Maccabeats. While the schadenfreudistic side of me would love to see live footage of the split, the bubbe side of me can’t help but note that they are all growing up so nicely!
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By Dan Friedman
GIVING 2012: How should panhandlers respond when we decline to give them money?
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By Dan Friedman
The largest whisky event of the year took place last weekend at the Marriott Marquis. Stretching from sundown Friday to a later Saturday night, WhiskyFest NY was attended by hundreds of aficionados of the pungent malt. Sadly, I couldn’t make it this year, but I managed to stop by the first so-called
“Whisky Jewbilee” run by Single Cask Nation just before the weekend.
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By Dan Friedman
Howard Jacobson’s first book after winning the Man Booker Prize is an equal opportunity excoriation of pretty much everyone and everything in the publishing business.
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Reconsider Decision on Rabbis and Intermarriage
Is Steven Hawking’s Decision To Boycott Israel a Boon to BDS?
Alas, Poor GOP: 3 D.C. Scandals That Weren't
Forced Out by Nazis, Grandmother Returns With Family to Germany
Mother of Jewish Teen Killed on Brooklyn Bridge Speaks Out
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