Jonathan Slaff

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Jonathan Slaff writes on cultural events from the brainy, the edgy and the good. He helps us keep ahead of the curve in the world of the arts and culture.

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Kids & Yiddish: learning Yiddish painlessly

FOLKSBIENE THEATER WELCOMES HANNUKAH WITH "KIDS & YIDDISH" DECEMBER 25 Satirical songfest enables kids to learn Yiddish painlessly. Multilingual revue is 10% Yiddish, 90% English...

That Song for Progressive America: Where is it?

The progressive movement has needed a good song for some time. America has a history of socially-conscious songs and some of them, from marching...

Origins of The Frankenstein Story: ‘Villa Diodati’ Opera

Villa Diodati by Mira J. Spektor, an opera about the origins of the Frankenstein story, and Libertaria by Sabrina Pena Young, a futuristic animated comic book opera.

‘In White America’ Traces The American Quest for Racial Equality

The famed documentary play traces the American quest for racial equality from the earliest days of the republic to the Little Rock crisis of 1957.

‘Wives’ and ‘The Academy’ Illustrate Battle of Sexes From Postwar and Now

From October 8 to 25, Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of a new play by Mario Fratti, 'Wives,' in a double-bill with his breakthrough play, 'The Academy.' Taken together, the two plays illustrate the changing nature of the ba

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ClickHouse and Hud Target a New Bottleneck in AI Development: Knowing What to Ship

The rise of coding agents is changing where software...

Installing Solar Before The Roof Costs Homeowners Twice

How old is the roof under those panels? Hardly...

What Buyers Ask About A Basement Bedroom Without An Exit

The room has a bed. The room has a...

Two Retirements Turned A Weld Cell Into A Rework Department

Two welders retired inside twelve months. Two decades of...
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