Новости за 01.06.2016

Drake has a crush on Sarah Silverman. The Canadian rapper—the person your mother brings up constantly to show you there are all kinds of cute Jewish boys in the world, not just the ones you went to Hebrew school with you—posted a photo of Silverman’s SNL headshot to his Instagram feed. (Photos of former cast members famously line the hallways at the august Studio 8H at 30 Rock, where the show is shot, and where Drake played host a few weeks ago.) He added the caption: “I do” along with an emoji of a twinkling diamond ring. Читать дальше...

I’ve visited countless Jewish enclaves and Holocaust memorials in the two years I’ve lived in Europe. Here, I carry my heritage like a dead weight across the continent, where I feel as though it’s my duty to discover the Jewish history of each city, especially in the communities that were once eradicated.

Last night’s inaugural episode of Maya & Marty, NBC’s delightful new variety show starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, featured a performance by musical guest Miley Cyrus. Dressed in a sequined tuxedo and top hat, Cyrus sang Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man” before tearing off her clothes and switching into Peggy Lee’s “I’m a Woman.” Several of my friends wrote to offer their condolences; Cyrus, they said, was a pop princess who had no business dabbling in the gospel of St. Leonard, singing songs far too deep for her to comprehend. Читать дальше...

Kutiman and Princess Shaw. Together, their names sound like they represent characters in a fairytale, an unlikely pairing brought together to overcome insurmountable odds and embark on a fantastical quest, with a life-changing reward awaiting them at the end. For Ophir Kutiel and Samantha Montgomery, their fairytale became a reality, and their story, which began with a chance connection brought about by YouTube, is presented in the new documentary, Presenting Princess Shaw, out now in limited release in New York. Читать дальше...

In January, my family and I flew to Panama City for a little winter respite. I had heard that there was a Jewish community in Panama’s capital city, but wondered how much there could really be, beyond a few old timers and maybe a Chabad house. I was in for a surprise.

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Yale University Press and their Jewish Lives series.

Dear Comrade Sanders:

I’m not being sardonic. Your talk of socialism has been the best part of your campaign, even if you have been less than skillful at drawing the line between your own democratic left and its antidemocratic cousins. You have pointed out that society is more than a collection of individuals, which is socialism’s ultimate instruction, and you have railed against the inequalities, which is the penultimate instruction; and you have gotten everyone’s attention. Your appreciation... Читать дальше...

Last week, Marvel Comics released Captain America: Steve Rogers #1, a new title in honor of the beloved character’s 75th anniversary. The spoiler heard round the world rocked the foundations of a franchise: The Star-Spangled Man reveals himself as an operative of Hydra, the Nazi-like organization he has fought since World War II.

One of the major sites in Oslo is the Viking Ship Museum, located in the city’s leafy Bygdoy Peninsula. The museum houses archaeological finds from three Viking ship burials of the 9th century A.D., discovered in various Norwegian farms and clearings in the late 19th century. The burials included two actual, formerly sea-faring Viking vessels that are nearly intact, from their severe, almost blade-like hulls, to the serpentine spiral patterns that still cap one of the great wooden ships’ towering bow. Читать дальше...

Over the weekend, I blasted Future’s Dirty Sprite 2 mixtape while I washed dishes because a) music should typically be blasted; it’s its natural state of being, and b) it’s a great album. I was also in the presence of a family member who is a young person. He proceeded to tell me, as Future rapped about his Gucci flip flops, about an interview with the rapper that made the rounds last year, in which he talks about his love for “sensational” cheesecake.