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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When The Garage Is The Only Step Free Door Into The House

When the garage is the only door your mother...

Will Birthright Citizenship Become Next Historic Roe VS Wade? Trump Lost Fight; But Re-issued Executive Order Targeting Birth Tourism

Despite losing the U.S. Supreme Court birthright citizenship fight almost two months ago, President Trump reloaded and fired off another round of ammunition to let the Supreme Court know there is more than one way to skin a cat.

Bloom Security Uncovers Supply-Chain Flaw in VS Code Extension Packs Affecting 500,000+ Downloads

Software developers routinely rely on automation to assemble their...

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

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