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Tablet Irving Penn: Anxious American Photographer 3 May
Irving Penn, a renowned American fashion photographer, captured the essence of the Summer of Love in San Francisco in 1967, photographing iconic figures like...
3 May
Tablet Old Shul 12 Jan
Pinny Bulman's newest poetry book, "Old Shul," explores his boyhood growing up in the once-thriving Jewish neighborhood of Washington Heights in northern Man...
12 Jan
Tablet Bill Farley’s Band of Brothers 8 May 2023
"I Wanted to Be a Man With a Gun" is a documentary film by Bill Farley that explores the experiences of three American soldiers, Paul Mico, Harold Kozloff, a...
8 May 2023
Tablet The Banality of Evil on TV 2 May 2023
The article discusses two television series, "The Patients of Dr. Garcia" and "Transatlantic," and their portrayal of fascism. It also references Hannah Aren...
2 May 2023
Tablet Leopold Bloom, Good for the Jews? 16 Jun 2022
This article discusses the celebration of James Joyce's novel Ulysses and its character, Leopold Bloom, within the Jewish community. Bloom is often regarded ...
16 Jun 2022
Tablet A Psychedelic American Passover 15 Apr 2022
Harvey Wasserman, author of "The Peoples Spiral of U.S. History," discusses his unique and fiery history book that covers six periods of American history. Wa...
15 Apr 2022
Tablet You Are Old, We Are Young 20 Dec 2021
In her book "Maoism: A Global History," Julia Lovell explores the enduring influence of Chairman Mao and his revolutionary ideas. Lovell examines how Mao sha...
20 Dec 2021
Tablet Christ’s Utopia Stumbles in Berkeley 10 Nov 2021
In Berkeley, there is an ongoing dispute over the future of Peoples Park, a historical site that was once a symbol of counterculture in the 1960s but has sin...
10 Nov 2021
Tablet A Park for the People 19 Oct 2021
Peoples Park in Berkeley has a complex history as a politically charged and historically significant site. In 1969, a violent confrontation between street pe...
19 Oct 2021
Tablet Red Lives Matter 11 Oct 2021
The article discusses the historical treatment and portrayal of Native Americans in the United States. It highlights how American Indians have often been mis...
11 Oct 2021