Elon Musk doesn’t understand George Soros — or Magneto — but he’s great at antisemitism
On Twitter, Musk compared two very different Holocaust survivors
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Film & TV Do Marvel Movies Have an Anti-Semitism Problem?
It seems like I can’t go a day without reading about how anti-Semitism is on the rise—not just in Europe but also in the U.S. Sadly this is an attitude reflected in our own geek culture — specifically in the anti-Semitism found in X-Men and Marvel movie universe. Let’s start with the X-Men movies. Magneto,…
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The Schmooze The World’s Mightiest Mortal Gets a New Lease on Life
We Jews like to pride ourselves on the many things we’ve invented: the ballpoint pen, blue jeans, and the atomic bomb, to name a few. (How about the theory of relativity — does that count?) We’ve also had a strong hand in shaping the world of modern entertainment, helping to build Hollywood, create the modern…
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Film & TV Can’t Wait for ‘Magneto’ Flick (But What About ‘Kahane’?)
Great news. Variety recently reported that Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox are moving forward with an “X-Men” spinoff — “Magneto,” the back story of the villain portrayed by Ian McKellen in the original trilogy. The film, according to Variety, will open with Magneto coming “to grips with his mutant ability to manipulate metal objects…
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Film & TV (Orthodo)X-Men
In the long-running comic book series “The Uncanny X-Men,” a string of genetic mutations gives birth to a sub-species of humans endowed with super powers. The mutants strike fear in political and military leaders, who worry that this new breed will supplant its genetic predecessors. This alternate reality forms the basis for two movies, “X-Men”…
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