Mira Fox is a reporter at the Forward. Get in touch at [email protected] or on Twitter @miraefox.
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Culture Online, Zelenskyy has become a sex symbol. It’s getting weird.
“I know this is not the time, but I have the biggest crush on this man,” one commenter admitted. The video in question? Ukrainian president and former comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, now stony-faced, speaking to the press amidst Russian attacks. During times of great crisis — and we’ve had plenty in the past two years —…
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Culture In the face of tragedy, Rep. Jamie Raskin is an optimist
Despite the gravity of the moment, Rep. Jamie Raskin seemed to be having a great time during Trump’s impeachment trial in early 2021. A former professor of constitutional law, Raskin appeared, at moments, to have forgotten that he wasn’t in the classroom, gesturing as he spoke impassionedly about the meaning of the Constitution. It seemed…
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Culture For the end of an era, the top five Jewish moments of “Arthur”
I grew up without cable, which means there was no “Powerpuff Girls,” no “Hey Arnold,” no “Lizzy McGuire.” I’ve still never seen the beloved “Rugrats” Passover special. What I did get was PBS, and with it, of course, “Arthur.” The friendly aardvark and his cast of friends were always there for me; I watched “Arthur”…
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Culture In Season 4, Mrs. Maisel tries to have it all
Miriam “Midge” Maisel has never played by the rules. But she’s back, finally, for Season 4 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and this time, she’s actively trying to break them all. Midge has been kicked off of the tour that was supposed to make her career and suddenly can’t get a gig anywhere, she’s taken…
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Culture ‘Sex with Hitler’ is a video game that, unfortunately, does exactly what it promises
Kink comes in all shapes and forms. But I still doubt that what you were hoping to do with your time was play a game featuring a very buff and oddly shiny Hitler as your sexual avatar. And yet. Unfortunately, “Sex with Hitler” dropped in late January on the gaming platform Steam, and is doing…
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Culture Jason Brown may have been sixth in the Olympics but he’s first in my heart
I’ve never competed in figure skating; at this point, I can probably barely stand up on a pair of skates. But my mother — who also cannot skate — is such an avid consumer of figure skating that I grew up watching every competition, and as a result, I can name the jumps, the spins,…
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Culture A way to forgive debts and leave fields fallow — even if you’re not a farmer in Israel
What’s the best way to observe the shmita year? Perhaps a seven stranded havdalah candle, or a special set of bowls — we use special dishes for Passover, after all. For those of us who don’t work in agriculture, shmita can be easily overlooked. But “The Shmita Project,” a new exhibit at the Osher Marin…
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Culture Are you ready for season four of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel?’
Midge Maisel has come a long way since we first met her in a basement comedy club in Greenwich Village, her picture-perfect marriage and picture-perfect life falling apart in real time. Now she’s gone on tour, done shows in Las Vegas and…her life is still falling apart. But in a new way! The fourth season…
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