How to Make Matzo Ball Gumbo with Author Michael Twitty
With a rainbow-woven kippah perched on the crown of his head, Michael Twitty walks rhythmically and intentionally as he tours…
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Amy Tan goes from novelist to naturalist in her California garden
Book Review The Backyard Bird Chronicles By Amy TanKnopf: 320 pages, $35If you buy books linked to on our site,…
From Pomona to Oakland, a skater maps California from his board
Book Review Chipped: writing through the lens of a skateboarder By José VadiSoft Skull Press: 256 pages, $26If you buy…
The novel 'Fervor' separates psychosis, spirits and family
Book Review Fervor By Toby LloydAvid Reader Press: 288 pages, $28If you buy books linked to on our site, The…
Opinion: How should we read the Purim and Passover texts this year?
In a few days, Jews will gather for the holiday of Purim and read aloud from the Book of Esther.…
Will 'The Three Body Problem' Be Netflix's Sci-Fi 'Game of Thrones'?
Netflix is about to find out if it can have its own “Game of Thrones” without having “Game of Thrones.”…
Photos of celebrities, artists, musicians at parties in Los Angeles.
Over the past two decades, a new way to measure a party in Los Angeles has emerged: If there's no…
In 'The Exvangelicals', Sarah McCammon tells the story of how she lost her religion
Book Review Ex-evangelicals: loving, living and leaving the White Evangelical Church By Sarah McCammonSt. Martin's Press: 310 pages, $30If you…
Anti-gender activism brings us closer to authoritarianism
In the United States, gender has been considered a relatively common term. We are asked to check a box on…
A critic has some ideas about our critical culture. Feel free to disagree
Book Review Without judgment: essays By Lauren OylerHarperOne: 288 pages, $28.99If you buy books linked to on our site, The…