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RFK Jr.’s poems to Olivia Nuzzi are peak cringe — so were King Solomon’s

In biblical times and, apparently, in our current era, erotica is in the eye of the beholder

By Mira Fox Nov 24, 2025 | 3 min read
Culture
Is the Trump administration’s website censorship the internet age version of Nazi book burning?

After Trump ordered an end to "gender ideology" in the US, information on trans people began to disappear

By Mira Fox Feb 6, 2025 | 6 min read
Books
Is it really so wrong to be into Nazi kink?

A new book mixes memoir and theory to consider what's tangled up in Holocaust sex scenes, and Jewish identity at large

By Mira Fox Oct 29, 2024 | 5 min read
Film & TV
In one of the most specifically Jewish movies ever made, love triumphs over loneliness

'Between the Temples,' starring Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman, is an indie Chelm story and a mumblecore midrash

By Jenny Singer Aug 23, 2024 | 5 min read
Culture
Is the ‘hot rodent men’ trend uh, good for the Jews?

Antisemitic caricatures often depict Jews as rats so we've got some baggage around the idea

By Mira Fox Jun 11, 2024 | 2 min read
News
No sex this Shabbat: Orthodox influencer sparks strike to highlight plight of chained woman

Adina Sash’s call for a 'Mikvah Strike' on behalf of an agunah in Kiryas Joel is the talk of the Orthodox world

By Louis Keene Mar 7, 2024 | 4 min read
Culture
Sex tips from the Talmud, just in time for Valentine’s Day

Valentine may have been a saint, but passion was alive and well before Christianity

By Mira Fox Feb 8, 2024 | 4 min read
Culture
‘Pretty girls support Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is sexy’ — is sex appeal key to online war discourse?

Can being hot online really contribute to #freepalestine or #releasethehostages?

By Mira Fox Jan 18, 2024 | 4 min read

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