for Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Education ›

Carole Hooven in Tablet

Carole Hooven reflects on the debate around academic freedom and justice, critiquing the trend of prioritizing academic justice over freedom in universities.

Television/Film ›

0 Television/Film Culture

The real story buried in the Disney+ Stan Lee documentary

PJ Grisar in Forward

The Disney+ documentary on Stan Lee, narrated largely by Lee himself, paints a somewhat one-sided picture of the legendary comic creator, glossing over controversies surrounding the true extent of his creative authorship with artists like Jack Kirby.

Sports ›

0 Sports Culture

An aspiring Jewish lawyer is in the NBA draft – and he's never played basketball

Benyamin Cohen in Forward

Jordan Haber, a Jewish TikToker on the verge of starting law school at Yeshiva University, found himself listed in the NBA draft without having played basketball.

Editors' Note

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June 21's Short Reads

Tablet Biden’s Ties That Bind

Tablet The Church at the Beach

Forward In 'The Doctor,' a thought experiment about antisemitism goes awry

Forward The real story buried in the Disney+ Stan Lee documentary

Forward Major Jewish groups leave coalition after video slams 'woke antisemitism'

Forward RFK Jr. gains traction amid revelations he compared COVID-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi experiments

Lehrhaus A Time for Rain

Tablet The Shape of Pastries Past

Tablet Tablet Writer Vladislav Davidzon Makes Notebooks Into Art in Paris Show

Tablet The War on Trump Is a War on Millions

Tablet The Key to Peace Is in Our Hands

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