culture
High Culture (Brian Schwartz, Super Jew)
Wait. Did I say high culture? I meant…whatever Porky’s is. Seriously. I just saw Porky’s for the first time since ...
David Grossman Mourns, Writes
Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine contained a heartbreaking essay by Israeli novelist David Grossman about writing after his son Uri ...
Satire and the Shoah
My Holocaust, Tova Reich’s satirical novel, was published last month to rave reviews. Cynthia Ozick struck first, writing an extended ...
Chabon’s Sigh of Relief
Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union was officially published on Tuesday, and the book has already received its first award ...
Falling Man
I just received a copy of Don DeLillo’s new novel, Falling Man, which will be published in mid-May. DeLillo is ...
More Englander
Some more notes on last night’s Nathan Englander/Ben Karlin conversation.– Karlin was, for the most part, hilarious (which should be ...
Jew Englander Jew (cf. Judaism; Jewish)
Last night, at the New York Public Library, Nathan Englander conducted his first reading/program for his new novel, The Ministry ...
Israeli Art
This Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli artists have a lot to celebrate. As JTA’s Ben Harris recently reported, Israeli art is doing ...
Money For Nothing
Congratulations to MJL contributor Saul Austerlitz on the publications of his first book, Money for Nothing: A History of the ...
Yiddish Policemen
Michael Chabon’s new novel The Yiddish Policemen’s Union won’t be published until May 1, but the Forward has jumped the ...