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The Complications at Our Table: Olivia Guterson’s “Plastover” Seder Table
For Chanukah 2020, visual artist Olivia Guterson crafted a paper lantern menorah as a public installation to illuminate the issue of homelessness. For Passover 2021, Guterson again merged her brilliantly detailed artistry, her Judaism, and her keen awareness of...
You need to listen to Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton
We’re nuts about this bluesman who plumbs the American song catalogue for forgotten gems. His music will accompany Brother, Brother, an illustrated audioplay by Aleshea Harris. And check out his Facebook page, or this online concert, or this article where he...
Will Eisner: Comic Creator, Illustrator and Innovator
The medium of comics owes a lot to Will Eisner, who created The Spirit and who many consider the father of the graphic novel. The Jewish Museum of Florida has an exhibition of Eisner’s drawings with an innovative online walkthrough. Highly...
“Tahara”: A Compelling Coming-of-Age
The new film Tahara has been creating a stir in the festivals. Written by Jess Zeidman and directed by Olivia Peace, Tahara is a queer coming-of-age drama about an anxious teen manipulated into a romantic encounter with her best friend during the funeral of their...