Celebrities
Was the movie that upended Steven Spielberg’s formula also his most autobiographical?
Steven Spielberg used to be called a simplistic filmmaker who made movies about good guys and bad guys. Then, in 2002, he made ‘Catch Me If You Can.’
From Gary Shteyngart to Emily Ratajkowski: The Jewish books you need to know this month
Welcome to Forward Reads, your monthly tour of the Jewish literary landscape. I’m a culture writer at the Forward, and I spend a lot of time combing through new releases so you can read the best books out there. This article originally ran in newsletter form. To sign up for Forward Reads and get book recommendations delivered to your inbox each month, click here .
Golden Globe nominations foretell big wins for subsequent moviefilms — maybe
There’s a lot to watch.
Why is Seth Rogen so weirdly good at pottery?
Rogen took up this hobby for exactly the reasons you would expect — he needed a better ashtray to hold his blunts.
Tiffany Haddish calls out Grammys leadership after being asked to host for free
It was an offer she could easily refuse.
Bette Midler is getting everything she wanted for her birthday
She asked for one thing and one thing only.
Michael Cohen is on Cameo — here’s what you should make him say
Yes, Michael Cohen has a Cameo. Welcome to 2020.
Jeff Goldblum and the ‘Saturday Night Seder’ crew really want young Jews to vote
Hosted by Young Jewish Americans for Joe Biden, the rally followed the tried and true philosophy of throwing it all out there and seeing what sticks.
Lenny Kravitz still looks great shirtless, in case you were wondering
The singer-songwriter is hunkered down in the Bahamas and doing just fine.
Natalie Portman gives Aesop an update with new children’s book
If I had to choose one image to represent the phrase “having it all,” it would be a simple snapshot of Natalie Portman, best known as an actress but also a climate activist, vegan lifestyle evangelist, literary influencer , promoter of those social justice causes already widely accepted in Hollywood, sports entrepreneur , and alleged disrupter of marriages within the Jewish intelligentsia.