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Play Review: “Bad Jews”
In the booklet for the Magic Theatre of San Francisco’s production of Joshua Harmon’s “Bad Jews” (dir. Ryan Guzzo Purcell), dramaturg Dori Jacob includes one of the most popular, enduring fables of Hassidic Judaism: Whenever the Jews were threatened with … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Theater
Tagged Baal Shem Tov, Bad Jews, Chai, comedy, Dori Jacob, Hassidism, Hebrew, Joshu Harmon, Judaism, Kenny Toll, Magic Theatre, Max Rosenak, Rebecca Benhayon, Riley Krull, Ryan Guzzo Purcell
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Album Review: Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires of the City”
When Vampire Weekend’s third record, Modern Vampires of the City (2013), opens with a hymn to the Millennial Generation (“Obvious Bicycle”), it might not seem like the logical place to kick off an album-length wrestling match with lyricist/singer Ezra Koenig’s … Continue reading
Posted in Album Reviews
Tagged Afrobeat, Albums of 2013, Don't Lie, Ezra Koenig, Graceland, Hannah Hunt, Hudson, indie pop, Jacob, Jewish, Judaism, mortality, New York City, Obvious Bicycle, Paul Simon, Step, Unbelievers, Vampire Weekend, Worship You, Ya Hey, Yahweh, Young Lion
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