“…the great landfill shortage has not arrived, and neither have the shortages of raw materials that were supposed to make recycling profitable”
One of the original goals of the recycling movement was to avert a supposed...
“Shorts receded to casual environments, where they waited for the culture to relax”
From the early 20th century, British soldiers and sailors sported their warm-weather uniforms all...
“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...
“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...