PJ Grisar is a Forward culture reporter. He can be reached at [email protected] and @pjgrisar on Twitter.
PJ Grisar
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Music WATCH: That Time Leonard Cohen Was On ‘Miami Vice’
The late Leonard Cohen worked in many mediums – poetry, music, fiction – less remembered is his contribution to the realm of drama. And what a contribution it is! Visitors to the new exhibit “A Crack in Everything” at the Jewish Museum will find, amid relics more germane to the artist’s ongoing influence in the…
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Film & TV WATCH: In The Latest Twist From ‘Game of Thrones,’ Author George R.R. Martin Learns He’s Part Jewish
One of the biggest paradigm shifts in “Game of Thrones” came this season when Jon Snow, that pouty-lipped warrior who grew up believing he was a bastard, learned of his true parentage and, in so doing, discovered he was the legitimate heir to the Iron Throne. But while fans of the show are now seeing…
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Culture Seattle Times Suspends Journalist Mike Rosenberg For Sexually Harassing Messages
The Seattle Times has suspended journalist Mike Rosenberg after a female freelancer posted screenshots to Twitter of a conversation in which he appeared to have made sexually explicit remarks. The screenshots, which the freelancer, Talia Jane, posted as part of a thread the morning of May 5, began with Rosenberg encouraging Jane to seek out…
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Culture Folksbiene Plans Ambitious Season To Follow Yiddish ‘Fiddler’
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene has a tough act to follow for its 105th season. Last year, the Folksbiene launched a remarkably successful Yiddish production of “Fiddler on the Roof” that, following a sold-out run at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, transferred Off-Broadway, where it is currently playing at Stage 42. In its 2019-2020 season,…
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Fast Forward Facebook Will Purge Farrakhan, Alex Jones And Far-Right Pundits
Facebook will ban Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, InfoWars’ Alex Jones and a number of far-right figureheads from their platform the social media site announced Thursday afternoon. The figures being removed from the platform, CNN reports, were deemed “dangerous” by the website. “We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence…
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Fast Forward Artist Behind Anti-Semitic NYT Cartoon Claims He’s Victim Of ‘Jewish Propaganda Machine’
The Portuguese artist behind an anti-Semitic cartoon published in The New York Times International Edition on April 25 believes that the controversy around his drawing is the result of “the Jewish propaganda machine.” António Moreira Antunes, who has been a professional cartoonist for 45 years, told CNN that the outrage around the cartoon is overblown….
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Fast Forward Jewish Congressman Puts A Bucket Of KFC At Barr’s Empty Seat — Get It? Chicken?
When Attorney General William Barr failed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee this morning, Representative Steve Cohen had the perfect rejoinder – unfortunately, it may come with a side of heartburn. In a taunt sure to grease up the House floor, Cohen, a Democrat of Tennessee, produced a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken and…
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Culture Michael David Lukas Wins 2019 Sami Rohr Prize For Jewish Literature
On April 30 the Jewish Book Council named Michael David Lukas the winner of the 2019 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, the largest prize in the world of Jewish letters. Lukas is the author of the novel “The Last Watchman of Old Cairo” and a 2018 National Jewish Book Award winner. The book tells…
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