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Tablet Judith Butler vs. Judy! 12 Sep 2024
Judith Butler, once critical of both gender voluntarism and essentialism, has shifted her stance towards accepting the mainstream view that combines features...
12 Sep 2024
Tablet The Genius of Translation 30 Jul 2024
Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody's translations of Romanian francophone poet-philosopher Benjamin Fondane and French writer Paul Valéry have been highly praised for ...
30 Jul 2024
Tablet Fran Lebowitz Wasn’t Kidding 25 Jun 2024
Fran Lebowitz, known for her witty and critical writing, playfully mocks her readers in her essays, particularly in "Metropolitan Life" and "Social Studies,"...
25 Jun 2024
Tablet Why the Western Rebellion Against the Jews Produces Bad Art and Bad Politics 4 Jun 2024
The text discusses how the recent right-wing trend towards transgression in moral, political, and aesthetic spheres has resulted in unimpressive art and poli...
4 Jun 2024
Tablet Why Gays (and Others) Should Still Read ‘Faggots’ 31 May 2024
"Faggots" by Larry Kramer is a satirical novel set in the pre-AIDS gay scene in New York and delves into the lives of characters like Abe Bronstein and Fred ...
31 May 2024
Tablet Susan Sontag’s Funny! Sexy! Sad! Magnum Opus Threatens to Upend Our Democracy 23 Jan 2024
Susan Sontag's novel, The Volcano Lover, is a complex and fragmented work that combines various forms of writing and explores themes of history, collecting, ...
23 Jan 2024
Tablet The South’s Jewish Proust 7 Sep 2023
Shelby Foote, a prominent American writer, is often recognized for his extensive trilogy on the Civil War. Despite his Jewish heritage on his mother's side, ...
7 Sep 2023
Tablet Lament for Susan 17 Jul 2023
Lament for Susan is an article discussing the phenomenon of neglected authors being revived and praised by the New York Review of Books (NYRB). The author qu...
17 Jul 2023
Tablet The New Abnormal 28 Jun 2023
Aaron Kheriaty's book, "The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State," criticizes the COVID-era regime of lockdowns, controls, and censorship....
28 Jun 2023
Tablet How Hannah Arendt’s Zionism Helped Create American Gay Identity 10 May 2023
Hannah Arendt, a Jewish philosopher, played a significant role in the creation of American gay identity through her influence on her student, Michael Denneny...
10 May 2023