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 Worried About Dystopia? ‘1984’ Isn’t The Only Novel You Should Read
On Sunday, Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, suggested that when Press Secretary Sean Spicer spouted falsehoods about the size of the crowd at Trump’s inauguration during a Saturday press conference, he was not lying, but simply relying on “alternative facts.” If a portent of doom can have unintended positive consequences, that phrase…
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Culture Anne Frank Center Hits Back At Trump Over Looming Immigration Orders
News broke yesterday that President Donald Trump would, today, sign executive orders that require the construction of a Mexican border wall, halt entry to the country for Syrian refugees, and suspend entry for travelers from majority-Muslim countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran. Today, the Anne Frank Center For Mutual Respect, the Otto Frank-founded American affiliate…
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The Schmooze Raise a Glass to Freedom — and ‘Hamilton’ Star Daveed Diggs’ Birthday
Let it be known that today has not been fun: there are swastikas in Canada, anti-Semitic invectives against a playwright in D.C., and, oh yeah, apparently the public is not allowed to interact with the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, or Department of Agriculture anymore. But! It is Daveed Diggs’ birthday,…
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Culture Did a 1980s Spy Novel Inspire Trump’s Love For Russia — And His Run For President?
Is a spy novel from the early 1980s, penned by a former British intelligence officer preoccupied with the post-World War II relationships of Germany, Russia, the United States, and – occasionally – Israel, responsible for President Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the office of Commander in Chief? In another political season, that question might provoke a…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman and Andrew Garfield Scoop Oscar Nominations — ’La La Land’ Gets 14
Nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards, announced this morning, include Natalie Portman and Andrew Garfield. Portman was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her take on the title role in “Jackie,” and Garfield was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge.” Gibson was…
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Culture The New York Jewish Film Festival, Jewish Women March, and More to Read, Watch, and Do This Weekend
If you require weekend plans, political and otherwise, the Forward has you covered. For new reads, look to Peter Hayes’ “Why? Explaining the Holocaust,” released this week, and Joseph Kertes’ novel of war and escape, released last week, “The Afterlife of Stars.” For lighter, faster reads, check out The New York Times Magazine’s profile of…
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Culture How Art Spiegelman Is Paying Tribute to One of His Heroes
Si Lewen’s Parade: An Artist’s Odyssey Edited by Art Spiegelman Abrams Books, 148 pages, $40 It turns out that even cultural icons like taking pictures with their personal heroes, which is why when I visited Art Spiegelman at his Manhattan studio one damp morning early in January, the two of us spent 10 minutes trying…
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Culture Before Trump’s Inauguration, Theaters Across The Country Cast a Light of Solidarity
In the months since the election of Donald J. Trump, there’s been a proliferation of organizations working towards creative, peaceful resistance. Those include the Women’s March on Washington, which has spawned over 600 marches happening worldwide, Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman’s graphic tabloid of resistance-themed art titled, well, “RESIST!,” and The Ghostlight Project. The last…
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