Arts & Entertainment

Alex Krautman’s tweet of bagels sliced this way went viral. (Alex Krautman/Screenshot from YouTube)

Here’s How Panera’s Former Co-Owner Defends the Bread-Sliced Bagel

March 29, 2019 Ben Sales, JTA

Twitter users famous and obscure lambasted Alek Krautman, a St. Louis native, for suggesting there is more than one way to slice a bagel.

Richard Lewis: "I'm a bottomless pit of angst. People come over and say, 'God, I've been watching you for 30 years, you're so great ...' and I go, 'Why do you say that?'" (Handout photo)

Comedian Richard Lewis Remains the ‘Prince of Pain’

March 28, 2019 Deborah Walike

Known for his rapid-fire mind and exhaustive comic work ethic, Richard Lewis is clearly always working, always searching for the next big laugh.

What's up, Peeps? (Teresa Boardman/Flickr)

The Ultimate Passover Dessert is Made with Peeps

March 27, 2019 Lisa Keys

Enter the amazing internet phenomenon of the Peeps Skillet S’mores, circa 2016.

Nathan Englander returns with a novel titled “Kaddish.com.” (Cover: Alfred Knopf; photo: Joshua Meier)

Nathan Englander on the Book He has been Waiting His Whole Life to Write

March 27, 2019 Gabe Friedman, JTA

“Without being silly, every character, every setting, every food, every thought — the weather in my books is Jewish,” Nathan Englander says.

Ilana Glazer, left, and Abbi Jacobson at Comedy Central’s “Broad City” season 5 premiere party in New York, Jan. 22, 2019. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Comedy Central)

As ‘Broad City’ Bids Farewell, is an Era of Peak Jewish TV Ending?

March 26, 2019 Stephen Silver

A big part of the “Broad City” women’s identities was their Jewishness — something they continually mined for exceptional comedy.

A Passover Haggadah (Flickr)

How to Choose a Passover Haggadah

March 26, 2019 JTA

Here are some things you might want to consider when selecting a Haggadah.

Jacob Dinezon’s dramatic Yiddish romance novel “The Dark Young Man” was a surprise success in 1877. (Courtesy of the Jewish Storyteller Press)

This Yiddish Romance Novel was a Smash Hit in 1877. It was Just Translated Into English for the 1st Time.

March 25, 2019 Penny Schwartz

Set in the mid-19th century in the outskirts of the Russian city of Mohilev, Yankev (Jacob) Dinezon’s “The Dark Young Man” had it all.

(Brandon L. Saunders)

How to Host Your Own Passover Seder

March 25, 2019 JTA

With a bit of planning and some fine-tuned delegation, you’ll be hosting your own friend-seder in no time.

Susie Essman: “Thinking specifically in Judaism, the nature of the religion itself lends itself to comedy.”

Susie Essman of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Brings Her Unique Brand of Comedy to ‘Night of the Stars’

March 22, 2019 Ira Gewanter

“There is a reason why over the years there have been so many great Jewish comedians. The Jews defined what comedy is in our culture.”–Susie Essman

Aaron Sorkin speaks at the AFI Fest in Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 16, 2017. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for AFI)

How Aaron Sorkin Ignored His Own Doubts to Write a New ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

March 21, 2019 Curt Schleier, JTA

Harper Lee died in 2016 after authorizing a new adaptation but before reading Aaron Sorkin’s draft.

Abbi Jacobson and Ashley Connor brought the penultimate episode of "Broad City" to The Parkway on March 20, 2019. (Photo by Amanda Krotki, Jmore)

Abbi Jacobson Comes to Baltimore to Bid a Fond Farewell to ‘Broad City’

March 21, 2019 Amanda Krotki

“This whole season has been a goodbye love letter to New York City.”–Abbi Jacobson