Clothing “The fanny pack is utilitarian by design and aspirational in application…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2015 The fanny pack is utilitarian by design and aspirational in application, because a hands-free...
Business “‘Rock star’…has become shorthand for a virtuosity so exalted it borders on genius” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2015 Once, a long time ago, a rock star was a free-spirited, convention-flouting artist/rebel/hero/Dionysian fertility...
Europe, Syria “For years now, Europeans have chosen to pretend that wars taking place in Syria and Libya were somebody else’s problem” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 September 2015 Here is what no one wants to say: This is, in essence, a security...
Uncategorized “Mostly, what inhibits speech is the fear of being spoken about” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 September 2015 …our discourse is shaped by innumerable taboos. (Just think of all the things one...
Israel, Jewish Denominations “…almost all Israeli Jews emerged from backgrounds that knew nothing of denominational Jewish differences or liberal approaches to the Jewish religion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 September 2015 While Israel is a highly pluralistic society, with Jews coming from all parts of...
America, Middle East, Syria “The rubble of Palmyra is a melancholy emblem of the rubble of American foreign policy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 September 2015 America is no longer moved by the moral imperative of support and rescue, even...
Beer, Social Media “The introduction and rapid growth of social media certainly sent shocks to beer media and establishments…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 September 2015 The introduction and rapid growth of social media certainly sent shocks to beer media...
Holidays, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur “Eschewing a sense of entitlement and control in favor of a sense of meaning and potential is the work of the High Holiday season” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 September 2015 Eschewing a sense of entitlement and control in favor of a sense of meaning...
Art, Jewish Community “The Jewish community doesn’t care about art. … The art world doesn’t care about religion.” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 September 2015 The Jewish community doesn’t care about art. Not real art, anyway. The art world...
Israel, Jewish Community “On the issue of Israel, the Jewish community has become a toxic place” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 September 2015 On the issue of Israel, the Jewish community has become a toxic place. The...