“I’m trying to get people to be at ease with the incredible amount of variety in the United States.”
Police Violence Commentary: Another NYPD Murder — Two Decades Ago
To be killed — as in murdered — by police you don’t necessarily have to be a person of color.
Film Review: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Jews Coddled in Big Sky Country
This is a film for another moment in time, an imaginary if not necessarily utopian moment when being Jewish is less roiled and bedeviled from within and without.
Author Remembrance: Writer Pete Hamill — Sane, Liberal, and Literate
The blogosphere might be very useful as propaganda or as therapy. But it’s not journalism.
Special Feature: Quotes for the New Year
Some pithy quotes to keep in mind for the New Year.
Book Interview: The Late Harold Bloom Talks Religion
Literary critic Harold Bloom passed away at the age of 89 two days ago; here’s an illuminating interview with Bloom from 2005.
Arts Interview: Talking With David Milch
“I’ve been beaten. I know what that’s like. They say, who has been a nail, can learn to be a hammer.”
Television Commentary: Martin v. Tolkien
Is it all, from here on out, to be about Daenerys v. John Snow for the Iron Throne?
Feature: Quotes for the New Year
Some pithy quotes to keep in mind for the New Year.
Television Review: “Shtisel” — A Charming Look at Jerusalem’s Ultra-Orthodox
Shtisel offers a humane glimpse into the lives of people who would normally be shrouded from me by all sorts of religious and political barriers.