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How Rembrandt saw Esther

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The persecution of Jews and their self-defense, not to mention the paranoia surrounding the Jewish people, the relationship between Jews and Persians, the moral dimensions of Jewish reprisals for persecution, even…

“M3GAN 2.0” – a victim of inflation

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story With M3GAN 2.0, the 2022 sci-fi horror franchise M3GAN is dealing with the aftermath. At least the symptoms are obvious: inflammation and swelling. In the first film, Gemma (Allison Williams), a…

Insightful Regenerative Apocalypse ’28 Years Later’

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Perhaps it’s because of the inevitability of cannibalism that zombie films have proven remarkably resistant to a certain kind of criticism: the kind that instinctively clings to derivativeness. They’re a horror…

Restaurant Review: JR & Son

Save this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading Food Scene, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where and how to eat. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. Memory is a powerful magnet, even when it’s not our own.…

The Price of Occupation

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hiding in the cargo hold of a milk truck, entered the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where Magnum photographer Sakir Khader was about…

What Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Cancellation Means

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There’s nothing here to grab attention! CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show, so central to our rapidly depleting entertainment culture that it’s considered almost a utility—as necessary as water or electricity—has…

What do artificial intelligence ads really promise?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Judging by recent commercials extolling the virtues of artificial intelligence, many Americans today feel a great deal of pressure to perform everyday intellectual tasks. Apparently, expecting a person to figure out…

The Gilded Age – a drama of the poor

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the HBO drama The Gilded Age, the characters are acutely aware that they are in a time of change. As the series opens in the 1880s, a probate lawyer notes…