Out and About
Image by Courtesy of Permanent Wave
- Adele swept the Grammy Awards, winning six different categories.
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According to a new book, Shakespeare had a Jewish grandfather from Bohemia.
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Jenna Weissman Joselit writes about the meaning of a Jewish home at the Yiddish Book Center.
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Alex Ross writes about Philip Glass. Enough said.
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David Meir Grossman writes for Tablet about the feminist rock collective Permanent Wave.
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Composer Andy Teirstein has turned Joseph Skibell’s 1997 novel, “ A Blessing on the Moon,” into an opera.
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Stephen Marche writes for The New York Times about Habima Theater’s Hebrew production of “The Merchant of Venice” in London, and the surrounding hubbub.
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The Completist considers the Coen Brothers’ entire oeuvre.
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Comic book legend Alan Moore speaks with contributors to the Harvey Pekar statue. Read the Forward’s piece on the statue here.
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Sholem Asch’s “The Nazarine” is now available as an ebook.
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Best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow died in a car crash on Friday. He was 53.
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