Arts & Culture
Loosen up your heartstrings for this week’s This American Life recap.
You want to know what sort of human sees a movie nine times in less than five yeas? I’ll tell you who — a guy who really likes films about Jews getting revenge.
To be honest, If I’d woken up this morning to the news that Darren Aronofsky was slated to direct a pilot written by and starring Paris Hilton for the Disney Channel, I’d be excited, but the news that Aronosfky is directing a Michael Chabon written TV pilot for HBO, is a total coup.
Writer for shows like Six Feet Under and Grey’s Anatomy, producer, and community organizer. Jill Soloway might be our new hero.
Some people only know about Jews by way of stereotyping. Although rooted in a combination of ignorance and validity, mostly they are just mean and nasty. So, allow me to illustrate some of the popular Jewish stereotypes in the warmest, fuzziest way I know how.
I guess I can pull a Tel Aviv tefillin-pusher move and keep on keepin on: Have you listened to TAL this week?
According to Yoav Potash, whose newest documentary is being featured by Oprah’s OWN network, his work is fueled by the Jewish value of tikkun olam, or “repairing the world.”