Culture
Felicity Jones on playing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Curt Schleier, JTADec 27, 2018
LOS ANGELES — The young attorney seems unsure of herself. As a law professor, she is unaccustomed to appearing in court, so she hesitates at first, unable to begin her...
Legendary producer adds rabbi’s music to his resume
Gabe Friedman, JTADec 13, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Three years ago, Don Was walked into a Jewish service in Los Angeles without high expectations. Was, born Don Fagenson in Detroit, is a producer who has...
Rembrandt at DAM explores the Dutch Master’s prints
Andrea JacobsNov 29, 2018
buzz circulates among visitors queuing up for “Rembrandt: Painter as Printmaker” at the Denver Art Museum, the sole venue showcasing a lesser-known aspect of his...
Elaine May returns to Broadway in Lonergan production
Curt Schleier, JTANov 21, 2018
NEW YORK — On the phone earlier this month, just before his play “The Waverly Gallery” opened on Broadway, Kenneth Lonergan sounded harried. There had been some...
Book review: ‘First Ladies of the Republic’
Chris LeppekNov 21, 2018
Colorado, Dr. Jeanne Abrams is best known as a historian and archivist with Jewish expertise, most notably as director of DU’s Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society...
Book review: ‘My Mother’s Son’
Shana GoldbergNov 08, 2018
of the best coming-of-age films is “Stand By Me,” adapted from a Stephen King novella. It tells the story of four boys and one transformative summer. David...
‘Fauda’ depicts terrorists as ‘real human beings’
Curt Schleier, JTAOct 11, 2018
NEW YORK — Moshe Zonder noticed it quickly: “My students are completely serious. They are writing. They are doing the assignments. All of them. It’s great teaching...