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Culture What happens when a free speech group gets boycotted for not speaking out enough
Dozens of authors have withdrawn from PEN America’s literary awards over the Israel-Hamas war
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Culture J.K. Rowling didn’t want to be called a Holocaust denier. That backfired.
The author's attempts to quiet her critics ended up making the accusations far more viral.
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Culture A methuselah of Chardonnay? A solomon of Champagne? How big wine bottles got so biblical
Why are large-format wine sizes all named after kings from the bible?
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Culture Rock bands love provocative names. Is ‘The Jews’ a step too far?
HaYehudim, an Israeli rock band, recently had a performance canceled due to their name
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Culture New York City’s earthquake feels like a blessing, not a curse
Thankfully, there's a bracha for that
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Christians, Muslims and Jews walk into Netflix's new Moses docuseries, featuring smart talking heads and hokey reenactments
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Culture On April 8, God will turn the sun into darkness and the moon into blood
Solar eclipses are rare and scientifically interesting, but Jewish texts say they're punishment for sins
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Culture It wasn’t just the goblins — is J.K. Rowling doing Holocaust denial now?
The British author posted that Nazis did not persecute trans people. That's false.
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