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Culture
Yvonne Rainer celebrated as groundbreaking dancer and artist
My God! Can theater finally come down to the irreducible fact that one group of people is looking at another group?! — Yvonne Rainer, 1969
The Raging Jews of Comedy
Memo to the building maintenance staff at Beverly Hills High School: Pay the air conditioning bill.
The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment and self control
Have I got a treat for you! Oooh, look — a big, fat, delicious marshmallow! Aren’t you dying to pop it in your mouth right this very minute?
The new documentary ‘Pump’ asks society to question its fuel choices
It’s already been 13 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and in that time we’ve come to understand the difficult geopolitical situation that our oil dependence has put us in.
Brian Finkelstein’s one-man show: Suicide, untimely deaths, masochism and humor
Survivor: Stella Esformes
It was 1944, and Stella Esformes — then Sterina Haleoua — was looking forward to watching the national Independence Day parade in Larissa, Greece.
The shofar saves a rabbi’s life: a case study
My patient, an esteemed rabbi, underwent major abdominal surgery lasting several hours. Within one day postoperatively, he was instructed to blow into a mechanical device to help prevent respiratory complications.
Three books, three opinions about The Lubavitcher Rebbe
The 20th anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (1902-1994) has inspired no fewer than three new biographies, a fact that attests to his enduring importance even outside the Chasidic community he led for four decades.
‘Fallen Fruit of the Skirball’: A labor of love
An installation titled “Fallen Fruit of the Skirball,” currently on display in the Ruby Gallery of the Skirball Cultural Center, presents the various dimensions of love and relationships, using fruit as a catalyst.
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“Screams Before Silence”
Remembering Ken Holtzman, Outstanding Jewish Pitcher for the Cubs and A’s.
Why Are Presidential Statements About Jews So Weak?
UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
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