Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak’s Designs for Opera and Ballet
Going back to his early line drawings, you can see that Sendak liked to populate the world with Sendaks....
Sunday, August 18, 2019
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Reading By Numbers: Applying Sports Analytics to Our Summer Books Symposium
Why not pick your next read by applying sports-style analytics?...
From Book to Screen: A Conversation with André Aciman & Debra Granik
12:43 13 June
in Arts & Culture, Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction, Summer 2019 Double Issue
Is the movie as good as the book? Often, the answer to this perennial question is a flat “No.” ...
Tell Us: What Are Five Must-Read Books to Be an Educated Jew?
We want to hear from you: What five books would you recommend to be an educated Jew?...
What Five Books Should You Read To Be An Educated Jew?
When I came to Moment 15 years ago, I wanted to expand my Jewish knowledge and began asking people which books I should read to be an “educated Jew.” ...
Book Review | Before Heschel Became Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel once towered as America’s foremost Jewish public intellectual. In this hour, he might well be the thinker of the hour....
Book Review | A Jewish Outsider in Paris
Marcel Proust In Search of Lost Time Robert Siegel Review...
Judith Viorst Talks Nearing 90
At 88 years old, Viorst doesn’t fail to remind us how fiercely funny she is in her appropriately titled poetry collection: Nearing 90 and Other Comedies of Late Life. ...
Book Review | To Heal the World
Neumann claims that liberal Judaism in America hijacked the Jewish tradition by distorting the concept of tikkun olam to fit their left-leaning and “anti-Israel” politics....
Book Review | Why the Left Left Israel
Vivian Gornick reviews Susie Linfield's The Lions' Den, a book critiquing the Left's stance on Israel through a variety of notable thinkers, including Hannah Arendt, Noam Chomsky, and others. ...