About Jacob Silverman
Jacob Silverman's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, Tablet, and many other publications. He lives in New York and is also a contributing editor for the Virginia Quarterly Review. He tweets here.
Culture Kvetch: Our Post-Boston Marathon Bombing Reality
By Jacob Silverman May 1, 2013
What the newest film by Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri reveals about the aftermath of terror attacks Read More
Culture Kvetch: Philip Roth’s Victory Lap
By Jacob Silverman March 25, 2013
A new documentary about the 80-year-old reveals a writer still very much obsessed with death Read More
Culture Kvetch: Israel at the Oscars
By Jacob Silverman February 21, 2013
Why ‘Argo’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ aren’t the year’s most important geopolitical films Read More
Culture Kvetch: The Many Sides of ‘Yossi,’ Eytan Fox’s New Film
By Jacob Silverman January 30, 2013
A decade after ‘Yossi & Jagger,’ we’re reintroduced to a changed—but still grieving—protagonist Read More
Network Jews: Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on ‘Parks and Recreation’
By Jacob Silverman January 15, 2013
Why you should love the status-obsessed co-founder of the short-lived company Entertainment 720 Read More
Culture Kvetch: Beyond Nepotism
By Jacob Silverman January 9, 2013
From Lena Dunham to Nathaniel and Simon Rich, navigating the thorny distinction of privilege Read More
Culture Kvetch: Holiday Movies As History Books
By Jacob Silverman December 28, 2012
Why do we let Hollywood blockbusters like ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ become our record? Read More
