Out and About: Slavoj Zizek on Anti-Semitism; Jewish Cowboys in Argentina
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By Ezra Glinter June 27, 2011
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Philip Roth has “wised up” and stopped reading fiction.
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The Washington Post profiles the last of Argentina’s Yiddish-speaking cowboys.
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Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek addresses a Tel Aviv BDS gathering, but talks mostly about European anti-Semitism.
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How Jewish Pittsburgher Alan Paul became a rock star in China.
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“They Hate Us Because We’re Blond,” says “Foreskin Man” creator Matthew Hess.
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Barbra Streisand is getting back together with longtime collaborators Alan and Marilyn Bergman for her forthcoming album, “What Matters Most.”
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Israel’s National Library in Jerusalem’s Givat Ram neighborhood attempted to give away 24,000 books to the public on June 26.
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The Coen Brothers are working on a film about the Greenwich Village folk scene, based loosely on the life of Dave van Ronk.
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The Los Angeles Times does its piece on Shyne.
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A new play at the New York Jewish Theater depicts a love affair between a Muslim woman and an Israeli secret agent.
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In the Dutch city of Dordrecht, Johan Huibers is building a life sized Noah’s Ark.
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Actor Peter Falk, best known for his role as TV detective Columbo and his collaborations with John Cassavetes, has died at the age of 83.
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