Out and About: Saul Bellow’s Politics; iTalmud, Reviewed
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Ezra Glinter March 7, 2011
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Ruth R. Wisse reflects on decades of political disputes with Saul Bellow.
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James Levine will be leaving his post as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Rahm Emanuel talks to the Tribune about his plans for the arts in Chicago.
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Former Pink Floyd bassist and singer Roger Waters has decided to boycott Israel.
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DovBear reviews the iTalmud for the iPad.
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Suze Rotolo, early girlfriend and muse to Bob Dylan, has died.
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A fashion show in Ramallah has drawn the ire of Hamas.
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The longlist for this year’s JQ Wingate Prize has been announced.
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Gabriel Brownstein on the ups and downs of being a Jewish writer.
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