June 16, 2023
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 2, 2023
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 […]
November 16, 2022
For his 8th feature film, director James Grey, doing double duty as writer and director, leaves outer space (Ad Astra) and Brooklyn (Little Odessa; Two Lovers) for Queens, where he […]
November 2, 2022
‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’ turns out to be more Talmudic than philosophical.
August 17, 2022
In 2004 I met Matisyahu in Minneapolis through mutual friends, Mark and JoJo, who are also the frontmen of the Minneapolis-based band Wookiefoot. “Matt” Miller lived with them in the […]
July 8, 2022
Lea Kalisch has an eclectic musical background, so it should come as no surprise that In Love With a Dream, her debut record, would be eclectic as well. “I’m not […]
June 30, 2022
Joshua Malina is known for his work on the stage, screen, and television, appearing in some of the most popular television shows this century: West Wing, Scandal, The Big Bang […]
June 23, 2022
As someone who first made his name in political circles as a speechwriter, Jon Lovett’s route to Washington started in a less conventional way: a math major. “I wrote op-eds […]
April 29, 2022
There are more than 200 films that will be a part of the MSP Film Society’s 41st annual MSP International Film Fest, and many of them are of Jewish interest. […]
February 16, 2022
Sometimes, the best way to open up your heart to another on Valentine’s Day is to show them a good movie or television show. Gal Gadot fans are in for […]