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.…
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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…
Russell Banks found the heart of Trumpism
Book Review American Spirits: Stories By Russell Banks Knopf: 240 pages, $28If you buy books linked to on our site,…
How three jazz tones came together in 1959 to create 'Kind of Blue'
Book Review 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool By…
When you grow up native and are criticized for not being “native enough”
Book Review Tender Whiskey: A Memoir By Deborah Jackson TaffaHarper: 304 pages, $30If you buy books linked to on our…
Maurice Carlos Ruffin's 'American Daughters' Confronts the Legacy of Slavery
Book Review American Daughters: A Novel By Maurice Carlos RuffinOne world: 304 pages, $28If you buy books linked to on…