Sylvain Cypel’s ‘The State of Israel vs. the Jews’ Addresses Burning Questions
Cypel’s The State of Israel vs. the Jews addresses the prejudices embedded in Israeli policies toward Palestinians and their implications for Jews worldwide.
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Smoking Saved My Life: A Skinny Jewish Kid Comes of Age in the Haze of American Violence
As cool as Marlon Brando, James Dean, Jack Kerouac or Dalton Trumbo, rebel Max "Flaco" Greenbaum grows up in Watts Riots-Vietnam-draft-era L.A. Too smart (and smart-mouthed) for school, the violence of this world is drawn in deep and lingers like the long, slow, life-saving drag of a cigarette.
Videos vs. Colonialism: The Cases of Rammstein and Hatari
Two recent videos from Rammstein and Hatari offer a study in contrasts and speak loudly to the challenges involved in authentically confronting colonialism through popular music.
Oscar-Snubbed ‘Foxtrot’ Is a Deft Commentary on Systemic Corruption and Grief
What do we even know about war, Foxtrot seems to ask, except that it's a dance that will surely never end.
‘Foxtrot’ Is a ‘Catch-22’ for Our Time
Samuel Maoz's philosophical black comedy is a triptych of surrealism laced with insights about warfare and grief that are both timeless and timely.
The Grid Beneath the Grid in Joshua Cohen’s ‘Moving Kings’
A visceral, intelligent look at the economy of evictions in New York's outer boroughs.
On Tony Judt’s Endless Train
Be suspicious of romantic narratives, Judt reminds us, for they will only derail our understanding, and take us nowhere.
Diasporic Memories of a Jewish Family
Strangers in a strange land has been the universal theme of the Jewish story. Roger Cohen's 'A Girl from Human Street' provides an emotional account of his family's diasporic journey.
Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis: Dudu Tassa and the Kuwaitis
A good rapprochement, tender not timid.