Simone Biles is not being humble with her latest fashion statement — and who could blame her? The gymnast has 30 Olympic medals and continues to push her sport, and seemingly the laws of physics, to new heights. Because of her mastery, she has been called the GOAT, Greatest of All Time, and was recently…
We’re here to discuss the phenomenon that is quietly reentering movies: the male romantic. Banished are the days of clichéd, yawn-inducing romances in which the protagonist yearns for the broody, angsty guy. You know what we’re referring to — the kind of tough jock who’s painfully good-looking (and mysterious, naturally!) He shoves his way through…
‘You must see the garden,” said the guard, in French, pointing to a door in the Delacroix Museum that my daughter and I hadn’t noticed. It led outside and down two sets of stairs to an exquisite courtyard, a silent oasis below the studio where Eugène Delacroix lived while he struggled to finish his last…
Confused by the whole Jay Z/Beyoncé/Solange elevator spat? Here’s an easy way to make sense of it. Just imagine Jay Z as Jacob, Beyoncé as Rachel and Solange as Leah. Here’s how it would have gone down in Bible times: 1. “And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice.” Bey and Jay first meet,…
Marble Pound Cake with a Hard Chocolate Crust Ingredients 1½ cups (300 g) sugar ¾ cup (170 g) butter or margarine 3 cups (375 g) flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 cup (240 mL) orange juice 2 tsp. vanilla 3 eggs ½ tsp. salt ¼ cup (30 g) cocoa powder 1…
After months complaining about the resistance of ultra-Orthodox Jews to cooperate in child sex abuse cases, Brooklyn’s District Attorney has made four arrests for witness tampering. The four were set to appear in Brooklyn Supreme Court on June 21 to be arraigned on charges of bribery and intimidation related to the looming trial of Rabbi…
Miketz — At the End of Two Years Genesis 41:1–44:17 Because We Were Strangers Joseph is the archetype of the Diaspora Jewish success story. He is the first ever to make it big in the royal court. He is the first to understand what it means to live outside Israel, initially under duress but later…
Genesis 37:1–40:23 Jacob and His Two Firstborns, Judah and Joseph There is something reassuringly stable and secure in the notion of “dwelling,” the verb that gives this week’s portion its name. It has an air of permanence, of rootedness, unlike more tentative concepts such as sojourning or abiding. The same is true of the Hebrew…
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