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The Best Thanksgiving Movie Youâve Probably Never Heard of
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNERThe stars and writers of the underrated indie remember its four diverse (and dysfunctional) familiesâ Thanksgivingsâand the urgent lessons the movie holds for us 20 years later.

NYC Is Reopening, but These New Yorkers Are Still Frightened
âPINS AND NEEDLESâNew York City is in Phase II of reopening, but many residents remain traumatized by the impact of coronavirus over the last few monthsâand anxious about what the future holds.

Womenâs March Farrakhan Statement Is Too Little, Too Late
âWork to DoâIn the meantime, several of its leaders seemed to stand by the Nation of Islam leader, with one even suggesting that the real issue was somehow Israel.

This TV Show Is the Orthodox Jewish âFriendsâ
Seriously FunnyâSoon By Youâ follows six singles navigating the religious dating scene of New Yorkâs Upper West Side. But you donât have to be Orthodox, let alone Jewish, to enjoy the show.

Linda Sarsour Echoes Donald Trump, Smears CNNâs Jake Tapper
Cul De SacThe intersectional feminist movement has been making strange bedfellows, and becoming increasingly hostile to anyone who questions those additions.

We Were Not âthe Right Kind of Jewâ for Chicagoâs Dyke March
Identity PoliticsTwo Jewish lesbians were ejected from Chicagoâs Dyke March because of their Stars of David/âPrideâ flags. The author says the organizersâ anti-Semitism is alarming and insidious.

The New Way to Dress British
Island PrideAt New York Fashion Week there was edgy eccentricity from Jenny Packham, proud hipsters at Vaquera, and a boho paradise at Jonathan Saundersâs DVF.

Should The Single Jew Go Goy?
Ring on ItA friend told our correspondent: âFinding the right person is hard enough as it is. Why limit yourself?â Now sheâs contemplating dating outside the Jewish faith.

Why Kate Middleton Loves Jenny Packham
To The NinesHer NYFW show displayed why she commands the devotion of celebrities like Taylor Swift, while KREWEâs gorgeous sunglasses defied geometric convention.

Oberlin Students Silent on Anti-Semitism
PROTEST CULTUREStudents on campus are quick to protest incidences of supposed cultural insensitivityâeven over sushiâbut not when it comes to a professorâs anti-Semitism.
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