Out and About: Nobel Prize to Swedish Poet; Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’s Ark’
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Ezra Glinter October 6, 2011
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The Swedish Academy has awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. And just when we thought Bob Dylan might actually win it, this time.
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In France, a movie tells the story of a Paris mosque that saved Jews during the Holocaust.
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Tablet Magazine’s Sam Kerbel analyzes Nick Kroll’s role on the FX sitcom “The League.” Read The Arty Semite’s take here.
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Yedioth Ahronoth details a secret operation to bring 11 Bibles, carefully guarded by the Jewish community of Syria, to Israel under the Rabin government.
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Darren Aronofsky plans to make a $150 million “Noah’s Ark” movie.
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Maurice Sendak is upset about a lot of things.
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The Israel Museum is putting 39 pieces from its collection up for auction at Sotheby’s.
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“Sunrise, Sunset” gets gay friendly lyrics for a gay marriage.
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The Wall Street Journal discovers Reboot’s 10Q project, which the Forward’s Devra Ferst wrote about two years ago.
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The Arty Semite contributor Margaret Eby visits Centralia, Pennsylvania, a town that has been on fire for more than 50 years.
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