By Ezra Glinter
Canadian poet A.M. Klein struggled with the dilemma of writing in English. Namely, how he could continue to claim a place in the Jewish tradition?
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By Ezra Glinter
The traditional plum brandy has been compared unfavorably to cough syrup. But it has a growing legion of dedicated fans— and its own cocktails.
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By Ezra Glinter and Eitan Kensky
The Forward picks the best Jewish Oscar winners of all time, in every category imaginable. It’s all here, from (Woody) Allen to (Peter) Zinner.
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By Ezra Glinter
Ezra Glinter writes that ‘Old Ideas,’ Leonard Cohen’s first album of new material in eight years, does not contain any timeless songs like ‘Hallelujah’ or ‘Suzanne.’
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By Ezra Glinter
Tintin, the cartoon hero that Steven Spielberg is bringing to the big screen, is nothing but noble. The same cannot be said of his creator, the Belgian cartoonist Hergé.
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