Television
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ came at the right time in the Jewish calendar
The Korean show skewers our class dynamics and shows the detrimental impact of debt on our society — just in time for the shmita year.
The Yiddishist side of upcoming ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host Mayim Bialik
The actress was not only raised in Yiddish but sang Yiddish songs to her children when they were babies.
The creator of ‘Srugim’ TV series is turning to fans to finance his next project
The show about Modern Orthodox singles in Jerusalem was an international success. But its creator is struggling to finance a new show he says.
Why retire? Catching up with the most-watched Jew in television history
Don Francisco - a.k.a. Mario Kreutzberger - shares his 50 years hosting “Sabado Gigante” - and his father’s legacy as a Holocaust survivor.
The ‘Fauda’ follow-up is a messy mystery that will probably be a runaway hit
If it’s a hit, they’ll almost surely get another season. And I’ll run very far to avoid it.
Enough with the ‘ex-Orthodox’ drama. The path back to Judaism isn’t always traumatic.
The Netflix series “My Unorthodox Life” rolls out damaging cliches about a complex community.
His psychiatrist took control of his house, his bank account and his life. Now Will Ferrell is portraying him in a true-crime TV series
The inside story of the bizarre relationship between patient Martin Markowitz and psychiatrist Isaac Herschkopf.
Tavi Gevinson was the first influencer. On ‘Gossip Girl,’ she’s facing the consequences.
The founder of Rookie Magazine and a fashion icon, Gevinson’s life encapsulates all of the contradictions at the heart of the show.
The new ‘Gossip Girl’ is supposed to be woke — so why won’t it discuss racism?
The show’s new cast is diverse, and their characters talk about queerness, class and privilege — but never racism.
The ‘Friends’ reunion didn’t have to be this weird
The ‘Friends’ reunion episode was unnecessarily celebrity-packed when there were only six people anyone cared about.