Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at zax@forward.com or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
Talya ZaxOpinion Editor
By Talya Zax
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Culture The Newseum’s Existential Crisis Might Be Good For The Media — And The Country
In recent years, many death knells have tolled for the news industry. The causes of death have ranged from the disruption of the internet to the rise of crowd-sourced journalism to the emergence of fake news to a certain angry president’s assertions that any news that disagrees with or criticizes him is fake. And yet…
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Culture Israel’s ‘Fauda,’ Hailed For Political Enlightenment, Gets Examined By The New Yorker
The Israeli TV show “Fauda” has been a phenomenon, both in its home country and abroad. After premiering in Israel in 2015, the thriller won six Ophir Awards, the Israeli equivalent of the Academy Awards. In 2016, Netflix picked up the show’s first and then in-production second seasons; on the streaming site, the show screens…
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Culture David Grossman, Rock N’ Roll Hero?
Between winning the Man Booker International Prize and having a stage adaptation of one of his novels spark a high-profile controversy upon its United States premiere, Israeli novelist David Grossman has had quite the year. Now he’s topping it off by becoming a rock n’ roll hero. As a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of…
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Culture Marc Chagall-Inspired Play Takes Top Edinburgh Theatrical Prize
A play about the marriage of Marc and Bella Chagall has won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. The Award, presented annually since 2004 and considered the most prestigious of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, comes with a unique prize: A production in New York City. Any Fringe production yet to be staged in New…
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The Schmooze Jewish Graffiti, Remembering Jerry Lewis And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
As the summer approaches its end, hit the beach before you lose the chance. If you’re sunned out for the season, check out our recommendations below. 1) Read The week’s best new releases include Judith Newman’s memoir “To Siri With Love,” Lydia Davis’s translation of Marcel Proust’s “Letters to His Neighbor,” and, if you’re in…
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Culture From Mailer To Ginsberg, The Village Voice’s Greatest Contributions To Print Journalism
To the distress of many, iconic New York City weekly newspaper The Village Voice announced this week that it will cease producing a print issue. While a date for the final print issue has yet to be confirmed, the paper’s imminent absence from city newsstands sparked a keen mourning for what it once had been….
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Fast Forward Trump Science Envoy Sends Secret I-M-P-E-A-C-H Message In Resignation Letter
The members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities included last week a secret message in a mass resignation letter to President Trump: The first letters of each paragraph, read in order, spelled the word “RESIST.” State Department Science Envoy Daniel Kammen has shared a coded message of his own — and…
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The Schmooze Donald And Melania Trump, Citing ‘Political Distraction,’ Will Avoid Kennedy Center Honors
For the first time since 1978, neither the president nor the first lady of the United States will attend this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. Donald and Melania Trump’s decision to abstain from the annual celebration was announced on Saturday. Quoted by The New York Times, a White House statement declared the Trumps’ choice was intended…
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