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Barbra Streisand’s brand-new duet with Bob Dylan is a whole lot different than you might think
Though Dylan and Streisand's voices may seem ill-suited to each other, the two complement each other gorgeously on 'The Very Thought of You'
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BINTEL BRIEF My older children worry that their neurodivergent brother won’t ‘launch’
Bintel invokes the Haggadah: There are all types of kids. We are to love, accept and teach them all
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Music He captured a side of Bob Dylan that hadn’t been seen before
Daniel Kramer's 1960s photographs showcased the artist at his most playful and appproachable
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Film & TV In a quartet of memorable films, an acclaimed Israeli director navigates between hope and despair
Eran Kolirin exposes absurdity and nuance within a world of seemingly intractable conflict
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This Orthodox New Yorker feeds more cats than you
I followed a Jewish cat rescuer on his morning rounds to see what it's like caring for feral felines in a city that doesn't want to deal with them
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Music George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah’ — it’s been through worse
The congressman’s take on the Leonard Cohen standard is on the karaoke app Smule
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A controversial documentary upended the narrative on Jenin 20 years ago. Has anything changed since?
Last week's violent killings in Israel and the West Bank echo events from decades ago
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Art It was the biggest painting in the world — how could it just disappear?
In 1959, millions of Americans saw Symeon Shimin's mural of Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida as Solomon and Sheba. Then it was gone.
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Music Television’s greatest star rarely sought out the spotlight
Tom Verlaine, a guitar anti-hero, leaves behind a legacy of anguish and virtuosity
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Film & TV How 99% of Nazis got away with murder
‘Getting Away With Murder(s)’ is a fiery indictment of a world that lost interest in justice
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Theater How the premiere of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ was different from any other Broadway opening
When the cast heard the audience's reaction, at first they wondered if they'd done something wrong
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A new portrait collection showcases 90 Holocaust survivors who lived long and full lives
During the years that photographer B.A. Van Sise worked on "Invited to Life," several of his subjects died
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Opinion Want to understand what’s wrong with the ‘pro-Palestine’ movement? This Palestinian can help
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