PJ Grisar
All the history Mel Brooks will cover in his new ‘History of the World’ (probably)
It’s finally happening. After 40 years, Mel Brooks will give us the long-promised “History of the World Part II.” He has a lot of catching up to do.
No, David Zucker, you couldn’t make ‘Airplane!’ today — but why would you want to?
In Zucker’s films, many of the jokes that fall flat now were doomed to die anyhow, too topical to endure and too problematic to bear remembering.
‘What she’s doing is anti-translation.’ Why Israeli translators are upset about Rooney’s boycott.
“I think that if she really wants to make a difference, she should use her talents to write about what bothers her.”
Sally Rooney clarifies: She’s boycotting Israel, not the Hebrew language.
“The Hebrew-language translation rights to my new novel are still available,” Rooney wrote in a statement.
How Columbus brought America its first Jew
“Luis de Torres was a refugee of faith, and for that reason, we may consider him the first of the pilgrims.”
He read over 27,000 comics — and now he knows everything about the Marvel universe
While Marvel comics are famous for their hyperbole, it’s no exaggeration to refer to them collectively as the “Biggest Story Ever Told.” It’s possible only one man knows the entire tale so far.
In Tammy Faye Starlite’s Israeli chanteuse, a remembrance of Judaism — and pop culture — past
It’s unclear what circumstances brought Tamar, the mononymous Israeli chanteuse, to the dining room of Pangea in the East Village this October, but it is her feeling that the venue is quite lucky to have her.
In Russia, a Jewish couple dubbed ‘Spartacus.’ In Israel, they’re doing phone sex and voicing air-raid alerts.
A couple with “Golden Voices” find their careers — and their marriage — frustrated by a move to Israel.
The Secret Jewish History of the Great Chicago Fire
Instead of O’Leary’s cow, the culprit may have been a kid named Louis M. Cohn.
Sarah Silverman, let’s not use the word ‘Jewface’
Representation is a problem. Referring to non-Jews in Jewish roles as performing “Jewface” is not the solution.