Elisa

Elisa Albert is the author of The Book of Dahlia and the short-story collection How This Night is Different.

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Nobel Committee Disses Roth Yet Again

It was announced earlier today that the very deserving Doris Lessing has won the 2007…

Jews Are Ugly Slobs

Here's Gwyneth Paltrow discussing her physical "transformation" in "The Good Night": …as Dora, the protagonist’s…

I Heart Danya Ruttenberg

I think Danya Ruttenberg kicks ass for many reasons, but chiefly, today, I think Danya…

Grace Paley, 1922-2007

We lost a great woman yesterday, Jewcers. One of the most profoundly gifted literary voices…

Passing

A fascinating, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tidbit in Sunday Times’ Milgrom-Elcott/Dorfman wedding announcement, in which the groom, Aaron…

We’ll (Sorta) Miss You, Mamele

In this week’s Forward, Alana Newhouse gleefully (and righteously) dispenses with that most stale of…

Legally Blonde and Spiritually Buber

The recent screen-to-stage Broadway debut of Legally Blonde: The Musical might pass, to the untrained…

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha.

From Yahoo Canada News: Montreal fined $20Gs for bar mitzvah 'from hell' Fri May 11,…