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EST 1917

We’ve been fascinated with comic books lately–with nine superhero films this summer, it’s tough to avoid. The new HBO On-Demand documentary Superheroes, however, takes a different approach. It profiles a number of “real-life superheroes”–self-styled vigilantes who take to the streets, protecting the innocent and dispensing their own form of justice. This real-world phenomenon has been on the rise in recent […]

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Tisha B’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, the anniversary of the destruction of both ancient Temples, as well as several other catastrophes in Jewish history. According to the Jewish sages (Midrash Eicha Rabba 1:51), it’s also going to be the birthday of the Messiah. This may sound surprising, but it fits in well with the […]

In Ragtime, an enormous and varied cast of characters knocks shoulders with each other–black and white, upper-class and working-class, fictional and real (Harry Houdini, Emma Goldman, and Sigmund Freud all appear). Originally a novel by E.L. Doctorow, the story has been adapted into a film and a Broadway musical. It follows three families through two decades of American history. One is a […]

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