“In another era, Minaj’s sexuality, expressed semi-parodically…might have given feminists pause”
In another era, Minaj’s sexuality, expressed semi-parodically — pretending she’s a Barbie doll; glorifying...
Monthly Archives: October 2015
“The biggest thing in my life is really daring to be human…”
The biggest thing in my life is really daring to be human, and that’s...
“The notion of ‘blue-collar jobs’ emerged in the 1920s, following the metonymic model of the ‘white-collar worker'”
The notion of “blue-collar jobs” emerged in the 1920s, following the metonymic model of...
“I personally connect the dots of the MaHaRaL’s golem legend with two items that are historically documented”
Broadly speaking in terms of “Judaism Says,” golems are to zombies what Purim is...
“Israel inherited—and could not avoid—the radical disagreements that had always made Zionism so alive”
Israel inherited—and could not avoid—the radical disagreements that had always made Zionism so alive....
“With its mechanisms of accountability broken, Modern Orthodoxy is more and more vulnerable to claims of direct Divine inspiration and non-accountable certainty”
With its mechanisms of accountability broken, Modern Orthodoxy is more and more vulnerable to...
“Nudity in art was not ubiquitous in Eretz Yisrael and America, and it is not surprising that we woke up in the 20th century in American and EY and found these things surprising”
In response to the email from the Lakewood scholar, S. commented as follows: Another...
“It’s hard to settle on why ‘thoughts and prayers’ is objectionable”
The term’s saturation curve dates to the turn of the 21st century. Numerous ‘‘thoughts...
“Like all consumer groupings and their accompanying system of social exchange, the brewing world possesses its own form of language”
Like all consumer groupings and their accompanying system of social exchange, the brewing world...
“As a reality TV professional, I would be lucky to strike gold like Donald Trump once or twice in a career”
I’ve been working in reality television for 10 years, and I can tell you...