by Pier Marton | Jul 26, 2010 | Art, Humor, Jewish, Politics
An interview with Paul Buhle, the recent Will Eisner prize winner for his work The Art of Harvey Kurtzman, the creator of Mad magazine. Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Jul 23, 2010 | Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Mystery, Wars
Two years ago, Haaretz exposed a dark chapter in the life of Nahi Alon, a clinical psychologist who ordered the killing of Palestinians in the Six-Day War. Now he describes the personal journey that resulted, which included emotional encounters with Arab friends and a...
by Pier Marton | Jul 19, 2010 | Antisemitism, Art, Books, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Media, Politics, Racism, Spectacle
SDS, The New Left, Jewish comics, Jews and comics, Harvey Kurtzman, Jewish popular culture, the Hollywood Blacklist, American Culture, 30 volumes published… Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...
by Pier Marton | Jul 18, 2010 | Antisemitism, France, Human Rights, Jewish, Racism, Shoah, Wars
Jews in France changing their names back to the ones, about a century or so ago… et leur site. An article in English. Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Jul 15, 2010 | Antisemitism, Eco, Film, France, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Racism
Where to get hold of it in the U.S. (at Brandeis) A fantastic film about the fragility of culture (and the ways that men want power). An excerpt in French and Portuguese. About the “apostle of the crypto-Jews,” Barros Basto. Email a link to a friend (Opens...
by Pier Marton | Jul 15, 2010 | Antisemitism, Film, Humor, Jewish, Music, Review, Roma
My blurb: A band of outsiders ends up playing in concert with our heartstrings, and helping us believe, once more, in humanity. A+ A French/Dutch trailer. Et une interview avec Radu Mihaileanu sur son film. Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More...