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Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten was J.’s culture editor from 2021 to 2024.

Actor and author Brett Gelman is best known for his role as Murray in "Stranger Things." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inBooks

S.F. bookshop: ‘Stranger Things’ actor’s ‘intemperate’ remarks led to cancellation

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 12, 2024May 2, 2024
Clarence Jones in an ad from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism that will air during the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. (Photo/Courtesy of FCAS)
Posted inSports

Civil rights icon Clarence Jones stars in Super Bowl ad about racism and antisemitism

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 9, 2024February 12, 2024
Saul Kaye interviews local rabbis, musicians and others on "The Holy Sparks Podcast." (Photo/Ron Kardos)
Posted inPodcasts

Bay Area podcast shines light on Jews with ‘Holy Sparks’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 31, 2024July 26, 2024
The animated series "God's Gang" features the characters (from left) Chriscross, Taekwonhindu, Ninjew and Sumuslim.
Posted inTV

Who is behind ‘God’s Gang,’ a new multifaith animated show that plays with Jewish and other stereotypes?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 29, 2024February 1, 2024
Eden Bahar performing during Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza" in 2022. (Photo/Matt Beard)
Posted inMusic

This Israeli Cirque du Soleil drummer holds a Guinness World Record

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 26, 2024January 30, 2024
Colman Domingo stars as Bayard Rustin, architect of the 1963 March on Washington, in the new film "Rustin." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inFilm

Civil rights icon Bayard Rustin, subject of Netflix biopic, was ally to Jews and Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 14, 2024January 29, 2024
Artist Edo Rosenberg in his San Jose studio, Jan. 8, 2024. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Theft of $100,000 sculpture angers but doesn’t deter San Jose artist Edo Rosenberg

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 9, 2024January 10, 2024
California College of the Arts in San Francisco (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inCulture

Wornick family threatens to revoke bequest to S.F. college over anti-Israel post

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 5, 2024June 13, 2024
Detail of the cover of "Two Tribes" by Emily Bowen Cohen
Posted inComics

Q&A: Graphic novelist tells story of Jewish and Native American girl

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 3, 2024January 10, 2024
A pink-haired parody of a Berkeley progressive corrects her fellow "Three Wise Persons" on gender politics in a recent video from the Israeli sketch comedy series "Eretz Nehederet." (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inAnalysis

Viral videos about Bay Area antisemitism blur the line between reality and satire

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 29, 2023January 3, 2024

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