Is Ye the New Wagner?
I don’t like him for obvious reasons,” my friend, a Jewish trombonist, told me. “But, for you, I will play Wagner because unfortunately I had to learn ‘The Ride’,” she […]
June 20, 2023
June 16, 2023
Excelsior! The Marvel-ous Stan Lee Gets His Own Origins Story Told In A New Documentary
To commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of Stan Lee, the visionary comic book writer, publisher, producer, playwright (see his Army years) and co-creator of such indelible superhero […]
June 13, 2023
Heidi Shertok’s New Novel, ‘Unorthodox Love,’ Coming Next Month
Heidi Shertok learned pretty quickly that there’s a big difference between self-publishing a novel and having a publishing house buy a novel. “It’s about a 2 to 2 ½ year […]
June 12, 2023
Who The Folk?! Janet Horvath
Janet Horvath asked an innocuous question on a cold, slushy drive with her ailing father. The answer she got unraveled a family story that dates back to Hungary in the […]
June 9, 2023
Parenting Goals
When you become a parent, you naturally fast-forward in your mind to what kind of person your child will eventually become. You have hopes and dreams and aspirations for your […]
June 5, 2023
Who The Folk?! David Sherman
When he made a career shift to a professional photographer, David Sherman thought he’d take family portraits. While he did that, he has also taken pictures of some of the […]
June 2, 2023
‘Jewish Matchmaking’ Star Aleeza Ben Shalom Brings Live Show To Minneapolis
Aleeza Ben Shalom has been a matchmaker for years, but the Netflix series “Jewish Matchmaking” has made her skillset a globally-recognized brand. Ben Shalom has turned her TV show into […]
May 31, 2023
Take A Trip To ‘Cinema Sabaya’
Israel’s award-winning Cinema Sabaya (In Hebrew: סינמה סבאיא) is making its premiere on these shores two years after its release in Israel. During its journey, the movie won the “Israeli […]
May 19, 2023
David Sherman Shows Range, Variety In New Gallery Exhibit
As a photographer, David Sherman is most well-known for being the official photographer of Target Center and his portraiture of Holocaust survivors for the Transfer of Memory exhibition that has […]
May 15, 2023
Who The Folk?! Phil Raskin
Phil Raskin thought he was taking a blow-off class at St. Louis Park High School when he picked pottery. Instead, he found a pathway to a career. Raskin, a ceramic […]