Village Voice
Norman Mailer Never Hurt Women, Biographer Claims, Forgetting He Stabbed His Wife
“Oh, he stabbed his wife, yeah.”
Remembering Cynthia Heimel, Who Wrote Frankly On Sex And Womanhood
Cynthia Heimel, who wrote frankly on sex for publications including New York Magazine, Vogue and Playboy, passed away on February 25 at age 70.
Why The Village Voice Was Crazy To Put Bob Dylan On Its Last Cover
Had I been eating soup when I saw the cover of this week’s farewell issue of the Village Voice, I would have spit up.
How an Anti-Zionist’s Embrace of Bernie Was a Gift to Bibi — and Hillary
The Village Voice’s pro-Bernie cover story represents a victory for Benjamin Netanyahu, embracing his doctrine that Zionism and American liberalism are inherent enemies, J.J. Goldberg writes.
Jules Feiffer Makes It Look Easy
Jules Feiffer says he likes to make drawing as effortless as a willowy dance. The iconic Village Voice cartoonist talks to Lior Zaltzman about his new art book, ‘Out of Line.’
Why the '60s Were the Most Interesting Decade After All
They say that if you remember the ’60s, you weren’t really there. But in his new memoir, rock critic Richard Goldstein offers an incisive, lyrical view of the decade.
Menachem Stark and God's Missing Cliff Notes
Perhaps the most moving piece on Menachem Stark’s murder is by Yoni Yanover, J.J. Goldberg writes. Without pointing fingers, he notes that none of us have a road map for God’s teachings.
Lay-Offs Bring Curtain Down on Jewish Era at Village Voice
Fact checkers at the Village Voice once kept ‘The Joys of Yiddish’ on their desks. Now, with the Voice a shell of its former self, J. Hoberman recalls its Jewish past.
Mixing Bowl: Kosher Slaughter in Poland, Gaza's KFC Craving
Gaza residents craving KFC can order delivery, but with the meals smuggled by underground tunnel, it’s not exactly fast food. [The New York Times]
Village Voice Turns Spotlight on Jewish-Staffed Adult Home
A 4,500-word story in this week’s Village Voice tells the tale of Solange Lambert and Cosmo Salerno, coupled residents of Brooklyn “adult home” Surf Manor who are fighting to move into a state-subsidized apartment.