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One of the things I love about New York is the way the culture constantly beams my surroundings back to me. It gives life a different feel than it has in other places; the extra layer of reality bestowed by art seems to rub off a little bit when it’s my reality also. Seeing iconic…
Jonathan Ames is a novelist, essayist, short story writer, and, most recently, the creator of “Bored to Death,” an HBO comedy starting its third season October 10. In the show, Jason Schwartzman stars as a fictional version of Ames who moonlights as a private detective on Craigslist to relieve a bad case of writer’s block….
Earlier this week, Saul Austerlitz wrote about his recent author tour and five not-as-terrible-as-you-think movies. His blog posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog series. For more information on the series, please visit: One of the trickiest aspects of writing…
In Poland and Hungary, one of the largest cases of Nazi art theft remains unresolved. Jason Schwartzman loves being “Bored to Death.” Garry Shandling’s pioneering HBO sitcom “The Larry Sanders Show” is getting a revival on DVD. Al Pacino brings Shylock from Central Park to Broadway. Read a history of Israel’s modern dance movement. Egyptian…
