Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
Talya ZaxOpinion Editor
By Talya Zax
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Culture Bernstein Book Award Finalists Include Masha Gessen, Joshua Green
The finalists for this year’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, awarded annually by the New York Public Library, include Masha Gessen, Jessica Bruder and Joshua Green. The award, established in 1988, comes with a prize of $15,000. This year’s winner will be announced on May 21. Masha Gessen’s “The Future is History:…
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Culture Olivier Award Nominees: ‘Hamilton’ Breaks Records, ‘Angels In America’ Makes Waves
The London production of “Hamilton” has earned 13 nominations for the Olivier Awards, the United Kingdom’s equivalent of the Tony Awards, setting a new record. The previous record number of nominations was shared by “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” (2017) and “Hairspray” (2008), each of which garnered 11 nominations. Close on the heels of…
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Culture Paula Vogel, Avram Finkelstein Finalists For Lambda Literary Awards
Finalists for the 2018 Lambda Literary Awards, announced today, include Paula Vogel, Annalee Newitz, Avram Finkelstein and Bill Goldstein. The Awards, which recognize achievement in LGBTQ literature, honor works published in the previous year in a variety of genres, from mystery novels to academic texts. This year’s Awards will be presented on June 4. Vogel…
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Culture Russ Solomon, Founder Of Tower Records, Dies At 92
Russ Solomon, the founder of Tower Records, passed away on March 4 at the age of 92. As The Sacramento Bee reports, Solomon died in between glasses of whisky: While watching the Oscars, his son Michael Solomon told the Bee, Solomon asked his wife to replenish his glass. According to the Bee, she returned with…
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Film & TV The Oscars Shaped My Feelings About Womanhood. Now What?
In 2016, my roommate and I became friends over movies: Trapped in our top-floor apartment by a weekend blizzard, we watched “The Princess Diaries” and “Cinderella,” two ambitious young women briefly surrendering to the fantasy of being princesses in a tower. The snow melted, and we went back to work, but the bond was sealed….
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The Schmooze Movie News: How Batman Hit The Big Screen, André Aciman On ‘Call Me By Your Name’
We’re contractually obligated to remind you that it’s Oscars week. It’s also Purim. And, since the Forward’s weekly “Read, Watch, and Do” piece already touched on the lingering questions surrounding this year’s awards, let’s instead take a minute to remember Christopher Guest’s mockumentary classic “For Your Consideration” (2006). In the film, three actors come to…
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Music Jerusalem Concert Of Jewish Music From The Holocaust Will Honor 70th Anniversary Of Israel’s Founding
As part of the roster of celebrations planned in honor of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel, Jerusalem will in April play host to a concert of music written directly before and during the Holocaust. The concert by Israel’s Ashod Symphony Orchestra will mark the first time that several of those works will…
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The Schmooze The Oscars, Mario Vargas Llosa’s Latest And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
It’s Oscars weekend, and, for once, the often-predictable ceremony has the admittedly mild potential to be genuinely interesting. On the biggest night of Hollywood’s year, how will presenters, performers and award-winners address the ongoing revelations of pervasive sexual assault and harassment that began with The New York Times’s exposé on Harvey Weinstein? A surprising number…
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