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Film & TV
‘Jaws’ has been secretly Jewish for half a century
The documentary ‘Jaws @ 50’ dives into Steven Spielberg’s agony and ecstasy on the open sea
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Mazel to the power of Tov — my lifelong friendship with Richard Greenberg
My friend, the great playwright, was blessed with irony, wit and remarkable kindness
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Grok’s Nazi break with reality is fueling real-life delusions
A phenomenon some term 'AI psychosis' is growing, thanks to a belief that bots are infallible
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Religious leaders can endorse candidates now. Haven’t they always?
The Johnson Amendment has never been strictly enforced
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Film & TV Of course Superman is an immigrant — so why are Republicans mad about it?
The creation of two Jewish teens, the Man of Steel's origins weren’t always controversial
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Persecuted for being LGBTQ+ in Trump country, they now have a chance to start over someplace new
Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are fighting discrimination and harassment by offering loans to those who need to flee
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Film & TV In a Stephen King story, a Jewish meditation on how to live a rewarding life
In ‘Life of Chuck,' one man chooses his own destiny despite being haunted by death
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Books Is Gary Shteyngart’s latest dystopia any less frightening than the one we’re currently living in?
The author's latest, 'Vera, or Faith,' arrives in a world that may be moving too fast for satire to keep up.
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BINTEL BRIEF Is it ever OK for Jews to host — or attend — a pig roast?
Bintel says it’s easy to judge other people’s food choices — for all kinds of reasons. But should we?
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Film & TV How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War
Actor Embeth Davidtz’s directorial debut, ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,’ was filming during the Hamas attacks
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Theater Can a kinky new Yiddish musical resurrect a lost art — and one man who got spanked to death?
Mikhl Yashinsky's zesty 'Feast of the Seven Sinners' marries tradition and taboo, with R-rated consequences
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News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
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News Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision
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Film & TV What the new season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ gets right — and very wrong — about Judaism
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News Who is Jessica Tisch, the Jewish police commissioner both Mamdani and Cuomo want to keep?
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