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Rufus Sewell as John Smith, a former U.S. army hero who works for the German Reich after they conquer the U.S. in an alternative fiction of WWII.
Posted inTV & Film

‘Man in the High Castle’ wraps up with a dire warning about rising fascism

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 16, 2019December 17, 2019
The final iconic San Francisco Skyline Hat in Beach Blanket Babylon, the world’s longest running musical revue, which comes to an end this year after 45 years. (Rick Markovich)
Posted inOn Stage

Beach Blanket Babylon hangs up its enormous hat after 45 years

by Dan Pine December 13, 2019December 17, 2019
Raphael Bob-Waksberg with his book “Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory.” (Courtesy Alfred A. Knopf)
Posted inTV & Film

Two luminous works of art on love and faith to see in the Bay Area this holiday season

Laura Pall by Laura Paull December 12, 2019December 17, 2019
Jewish drag queen Mz. Cracker. (Eric Magnussen)
Posted inUncategorized

Q&A: Jewish drag queen Miz Cracker coming to Castro

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Comedian Mark Maier will perform at the 2019 Kung Pao Kosher Comedy show.
Posted inOn Stage

S.F.’s Jewish Christmas tradition Kung Pao Kosher Comedy returns with N.Y. sarcasm and the Queen’s English

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
Michael Chabon at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2018. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Hammer Museum)
Posted inUncategorized

Michael Chabon adapting ‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’ for Showtime miniseries

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, will appear in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" via unused footage from the previous two Star Wars films.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews of Star Wars; Disney’s Jewish princess; Scarlett Johansson on SNL; etc.

by Nate Bloom December 10, 2019December 17, 2019
(From left) Laura Dern, Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver at the Venice Film Festival for their film "Marriage Story," Aug. 29, 2019. (JTA/Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

The Jews go to the Golden Globes, 2020

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 9, 2019
Tony Shalhoub with Rachel Brosnahan in season 3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Photo/Amazon Studios)
Posted inTV

How his Lebanese American upbringing helps Tony Shalhoub play a Jewish dad on ‘Mrs. Maisel’

by Emily Burack and JTA December 6, 2019December 6, 2019
Gale Kissin (Jo Ann Smith)
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: A Yiddish-speaking gumshoe with a tapping toe

by Liz Harris December 5, 2019

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