Seth Rogovoy, a contributing editor at the Forward, is the author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet (Scribner) and Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison (Oxford University Press).
Seth Rogovoy
By Seth Rogovoy
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Culture With ‘All Too Well,’ Taylor Swift stakes her claim to a time-honored Jewish tradition
In case you haven’t been paying attention to the latest celebrity gossip, pop star Taylor Swift is once again the talk of the town – this time around for re-recording her 2012 kiss-off song “All Too Well”; she has made no secret of the fact that the song was aimed at actor Jake Gyllenhaal, whom…
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Culture The secret Jewish history of The Sopranos
The landmark TV series “The Sopranos,” whose six-season run came to an end in 2007, is getting a brief resurrection with “The Many Saints of Newark,” a prequel that begins airing in theaters and on HBO Max this Friday, Oct. 1. While the original series played out over the course of 86 hourlong episodes, “The…
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Culture How Bob Dylan’s greatest song changed music history — a deep-dive into an accidental masterpiece
'Like a Rolling Stone' is a religious experience
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs of all time
This past week Rolling Stone magazine published an updated list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” It was the first time the list has been updated since 2004, and out of curiosity, we combed the list for Jewish performers and songwriters. Depending on one’s criteria — e.g., if a band has a Jewish…
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Foo Fighters
Last month, Dave Grohl invited 11-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell onstage at the Los Angeles Forum to play along on his group Foo Fighters’ signature tune, “Everlong.” For the past year or so, the two have been challenging each other in YouTube videos to see who is the better drummer. Grohl, who long ago won for…
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Music The secret Jewish history of ABBA (holographic edition)
Fans of the greatest pop group of all time with a Hebrew name received a special treat after decades of waiting Thursday. In a livestream the band not only debuted a new song, but announced they will reunite for the first time in 40 years with a new album, “Voyage.” But that’s not all, beginning…
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Frankenstein
Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on this day, Aug. 30, in 1797 in London. Shelley is best known as the author of the Gothic novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” and as the wife of the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley was something of a radical in her time: a believer in…
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Charlie Watts
Thanks to some fine East End tailors, the Rolling Stones drummer was one of the best-dressed men in rock 'n' roll
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