Eliya Smith
By Eliya Smith
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Culture Why attending the Brookyn Bagelfest made us hate bagels
Immediately upon walking into the Brooklyn Bagelfest, you passed a photo booth featuring a kiddie pool filled with real bagels. A steady stream of eager Instagrammers stepped into the pool to take pictures with oversized inflatable props, like fried eggs, bacon and palm trees — bagels are, after all, traditionally a tropical food. “These Bagels…
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Culture Why no one wants to talk about Monica Lewinsky’s Jewishness — and why that matters
Midway through the trailer for the new FX series “Impeachment,” about the presidential sex scandal of the late-90s, the name of one of the show’s producers flashes conspicuously on screen. It’s the name you’d anticipate in connection with this story, but as a subject, not an architect. “MONICA LEWINSKY,” the text reads, highlighted briefly in…
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