Articles in arts and entertainment
Tamir Goodman is the only observant Jew to ever play basketball in college and professionally, without ever playing on Shabbat. Since he began playing at age six, he has had nine major injuries and recovered …
Everyone who has heard of Matisyahu(or, as his birth certificate says, Matthew Miller) knows he’s that Hasidic Jewish musician who has risen to fame in the past half decade. Yet his music is harder to …
“I feel bad for the Nazis.”
That’s not something you hear everyday. But it’s something I heard from my best friend a few weeks ago when we saw Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds together. The rebellious group …
If you have ever seen William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” performed, you know Shylock would never win the Nice Guy Award. Being a Jewish moneylender intent on procuring a pound of Antonio’s flesh as …
With the No. 1 iTunes free download in March and gigs in cities like New York, Atlanta and Detroit, singer/songwriter Mike Posner is hardly your typical college student. The Duke University senior and his …
One might say San Francisco-based Citay’s sound is as epic as its hometown’s skyline. Despite the grandeur and the spaciousness that has captivated music critics and sonic aficionados alike, the origins of Citay trace …
schmooze sat down with Sam Harris, the President of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, to discuss his book “Sammy: Child Survivor of the Holocaust” and his work on the new Illinois Holocaust Museum and …
Tally Hall has transcended its local Univiersity of Michigan scene. With their original Internet show and unique vibe, these “wonky” rockers have received national recognition. The group, which is composed of guitarist/vocalist Rob Cantor, drummer …
Why love? It’s a daring question in this period of economic and political turmoil, where the emphasis is not about what to love more, but rather what to hate less. But one artist is audacious …
Admit it. Sometimes you love to be depressed at the movies, and nothing depresses quite like a Holocaust film. That schmaltzy love story in a concentration camp, the tale of quiet rebellion among prisoners, …
