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0 Music Culture

Sly Stone was one of the funkiest performers on the planet — so why did he record this schmaltzy Doris Day tune?

Dan Epstein in Forward · 10 Jun

Sly Stone, the legendary musician behind Sly and the Family Stone, known for his innovative blend of pop, soul, funk, and psychedelia, recorded a surprising cover of "Que Sera, Sera," originally performed by Doris Day.

0 Politics Communities

What I’ve Learned on My Book Tour

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 12 May

Peter Beinart reflects on the changes in discourse surrounding Israel and Palestine over the years in the context of his book tour for "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza."

0 Politics Antisemitism

Is the Antisemitism Awareness Act Antisemitic?

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 5 May

Peter Beinart critiques the Antisemitism Awareness Act and its reliance on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

0 Politics Israel

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 21 Apr

Peter Beinart, in his communication about his book 'Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza,' highlights the disparity in attention between Jewish and Palestinian narratives in literature.

0 Television/Film Music

'A Complete Unknown' proves that one thing about Bob Dylan will certainly endure

Gary Lucas in Forward · 16 Dec 2024

The review of the Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' highlights Timothee Chalamet's portrayal of a young Dylan as commendable but suggests that the film falls short in depicting the complexity of Dylan's life and musical journey.

0 Culture Television/Film

Who are the most (and least) Jewish Peanuts characters?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 26 Nov 2024

PJ Grisar humorously ranks the Peanuts characters based on their perceived Jewishness, despite their lack of explicit Jewish identity.

0 Art Culture

A Black artist and a Jewish artist mock the KKK in a new Jewish Museum show

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 17 Nov 2024

At the Jewish Museum in New York, the exhibition "Draw Them In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston" showcases powerful art tackling racism and antisemitism.