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‘Even Anne Frank’ Had No Opinion On The Trump Presidency
In the Atlantic, Emma Green reports on the past and present of The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect and Understanding. Green finds tenuous links to Anne Frank’s family and notes that the organization “disbanded its board of advisers comprised of Holocaust experts.” And here’s what she concludes: The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect…
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Gwyneth’s Wellness Day: Crystals, Cellulite Reduction, And Lena Dunham
“In goop Health”, a day of wellness in Los Angeles organized by Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website, is only happening on June 10th. I’m already eagerly awaiting the women’s magazine treatment that events of that nature inevitably inspire: The event will be ridiculous. But tempting. Pseudoscientific but aesthetically compelling. Tickets come at three crystal-named price points:…
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The Zara ‘Pepe’ Skirt: Gaffe Or Stunt?
Josh Nathan-Kazis reported that Zara stopped selling a skirt that looked, to some, to have a “Pepe” frog design, a symbol of the white supremacist so-called “alt-right.” It’s a shredded denim miniskirt with cartoon patches. The world will probably be OK in its absence. How Pepe-like was this frog? Judge for yourself: At Reason, Elizabeth…
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Are There #ThingsOnlyJewishWomenHear?
Hashtag activism continues apace. There’s #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear, where women writers on Twitter are sharing patronizing responses they will, on occasion, receive. Then there’s #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear, a collection of tweets recalling sexist remarks framed in religious terms. So how about Jewish women? Are there #ThingsOnlyJewishWomen hear? (A search for that hashtag thus far reveals only that two others…
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Two Jewish Women — Yes, One Is Ivanka — On The Time 100 List
Time magazine just released its list of the 100 “most influential people of 2017.” It will come as no surprise that Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Trump, is included, under the heading of “Pioneers.” (The Ivanka item was penned by Wendi Murdoch.) The only other Jewish woman on the list, by my count, is Janet…
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The Rachel Dolezal Story’s Resonance For Jewish Identity
Ijeoma Oluo’s interview with Rachel Dolezal, in The Stranger, is today’s must-read. Yes, Dolezal is the much-discussed white woman who identifies as black. Her again?, you may find yourself thinking, but Oluo’s article goes beyond the oddities of Dolezal’s story, and gets at bigger questions about racism. The crux of the interview is when Oluo…
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Charlotte Gainsbourg, Reluctant Icon Of Frenchwoman Chic
Charlotte Gainsbourg — daughter of French-Jewish singer Serge Gainsbourg and English actress (and handbag namesake) Jane Birkin — continues the family tradition of combining artistic excellence with Parisian glamorousness. Gainsbourg plays an important role in Joseph Cedar’s new film, “Norman”, and is also (oh to be so chic and part-French!) promoting a makeup line with…
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An Easy Verdict: Anne Frank, Not ‘Privileged’
There are a lot of things going on in actor Daryl Deino’s American Spectator article from last week, entitled “Anne Frank’s ‘Privilege’?!” In the conservative publication, Deino recounts a disturbing conversation he overheard among a group of 20-somethings in a Glendale, California Starbucks: One of the kids sported a buzz cut, scruffy beard, tattoos all…
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Labor Woes At Bloomingdales
For shoppers and browsers, department stores can be a fragrant, shiny escape from the harsh outside world. (I know this from personal experience and having read — and taught — Emile Zola’s novel, “The Ladies’ Paradise.”) Not so, necessarily, for the stores’ workers. At The Cut, Diana Tsui reports that Bloomingdales employees are having a…
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Is It Kosher For Ivanka To Do Business With China?
Ivanka Trump’s brand is doing well, and its supporters extend well beyond Trump country. The Associated Press reports that “[o]n April 6, Ivanka Trump’s company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world’s second-largest economy.” This…
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Comedian’s New Memoir Raises Awareness Of Ovarian Cancer
World Ovarian Cancer Day occurs in early May, the same week as Mother’s Day. This year Jennifer Coken is observing both days with the publication of her new memoir, “When I Die, Take My Panties: Turning Your Darkest Moments into Your Greatest Gifts.” The book chronicles her journey through her mother’s diagnosis and 2011 death….
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