Talya Zax
Before Sondheim And Miranda, There Was Rodgers And Hammerstein
Both Rodgers and Hammerstein had wives named Dorothy, and both women were interior decorators.
Celebrating Cynthia Ozick, ‘Kodachrome’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Cynthia Ozick, a grand dame of American letters, turned 90 this week. To celebrate, check out some of her most wonderful work.
Swastika Gets You In Free To This German Theater For Hitler Play. Really?
Jews will bear the cost.
In Antony Sher-Led ‘King Lear,’ Humor Becomes An Instrument Of Tragedy
Here was grief from a man so lately accustomed to comfort that he had no idea how to show it.
Why Is A Company Run By A Jewish Philanthropist Destroying The Denver Post?
The Denver Post has maintained civic engagement in ordinary times as well as those of extraordinary pain. Why deplete such a rich resource?
An Anthology Of Refugee Writing, Evgeny Kissin And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
“The Displaced,” a Viet Thanh Nguyen-edited anthology of work by refugee writers including David Bezmozgis and Ariel Dorfman, tops our must-read list.
‘The Female Persuasion,’ ‘Paterno’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Take a break this weekend, before or after completing the ritual post-Passover eating of too much bread, and enjoy some good art.
Mocking Misogyny On Twitter Is Self-Defeating. Here’s Why.
Why did the invitation to view oneself with unabashed misogyny elicit such unmistakable pleasure?
The 27 Poems You Have To Read For National Poetry Month
Whether you prefer your poems timely or unbound from any particular political moment, we’ve picked some that will refresh your sense of syntax.
A Film About The Blight Of Anti-Semitism Dominated Austria’s Box Office — In 1924
The end of “Die Stadt Ohne Juden,” or “The City Without Jews,” was a revelation in 2015, when a copy of the Austrian film was found at a flea market.
