Talya Zax
Reading Wordsworth in quarantine
The coronavirus pandemic has made Wordsworth’s value improbably clear: Simply, he opens up the world.
Daily distraction: Put on a play at home!
This is going to be a very tough week, which means that maintaining mental health is more important than ever
Daily distraction: Mixology, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘All of a Kind Family’
Stir crazy? Take a break with a mixology class, the Wooster Group’s “Hamlet” or “All of a Kind Family.”
Our second ‘Bread Givers’ book club discussion: Fighting for independence
Welcome to the second meeting of the Forward’s book club!
Daily distraction: A book talk, klezmer concert and exhibit of Soviet-Jewish art
Here are three options for connecting with the outside world today.
Daily distraction: Take your kids — and yourself — to Lincoln Center
The weeks right now are long and taxing, so it’s especially important to take real time today to relax.
Daily distraction: Cooking school, chamber music and a trip to the zoo
Here are three ways to break up your weekend-at-home.
The unbearable emptiness of being Woody Allen
Woody Allen’s “Apropos of Nothing” is a deceitful book, one that asserts honesty while evading truth.
Maurice Berger, curator who campaigned against inequity, dead of coronavirus complications
Berger was brilliant, influential and radically progressive, mourners said. But above all, he was kind.
Daily distraction: Get lost in a fantasy world, meditate and see Louise Bourgeois drawings
Watching the turn of seasons is a reminder of just how important it is, at this challenging moment, to hold on.
