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Year End Top Ten: Books
Submitted by schalit.
on December 21, 2005 19:59.
For every book we review, there's always ten I wish we could have supported. In no particular order, here is a list of noteworthy titles we did not have a chance to cover this year that still merit your attention:
Submitted by schalit.
on December 13, 2005 18:25.
I've always resisted writing top ten lists. Every time I do, I consistently forget to include records I believe to have been somehow important. However, as a musician, I am also the kind of person who assiduously checks critics' year-end lists, always lamenting what I find to be their inevitable omissions. In no particular order, here are the ten new CDs that I remember as having made my year better:
Submitted by schalit.
on April 29, 2005 18:12.
Now that the Al-Aksa Intifada is considered over, it's worthwhile remembering how those of us living in the Diaspora experienced the war. This diary entry, written almost exactly three years ago following a work trip to London, says a lot about how conflicted the uprising made many of us feel as we recognized how difficult it was to truly escape the violence.
Submitted by schalit.
on July 03, 2006 10:26.
Israel's Defense Minister is receiving justifably mixed reviews.
Submitted by schalit.
on July 22, 2006 12:56.
An Israeli family discusses today's 'war with Iran' - at the beginning of the peace process.
Submitted by schalit.
on September 24, 2006 15:05.
Why punk still lays claim to social power.
Submitted by schalit.
on September 16, 2006 13:25.
9/11, the Tasini candidacy, reading materiel and some (new) music.
Submitted by schalit.
on September 30, 2006 12:18.
As the first in a new series of bi-weekly reviews, Prada of the Week pimps the best book on Israel to be published Stateside in '06.
Submitted by schalit.
on May 05, 2006 12:36.
A leaked report suggests that Israel's new government may be ready to define its borders.
Submitted by schalit.
on February 28, 2006 14:28.
Is print media really on the ropes? In the February edition of Publishing Executive, Tikkun explains its positions on the subject.
Submitted by schalit.
on February 28, 2006 11:39.
A number of our contributors have recently expressed interest in the publication I worked at before coming to Tikkun. "Punk what?" they surprisedly reply.
Submitted by schalit.
on February 28, 2006 11:39.
Tikkun and Commentary continue to represent the ideological diversity of American Jewish publishing.
Submitted by schalit.
on February 28, 2006 11:39.
We should have done so last month. However, this recent profile of Charlie Bertsch
in the Arizona Daily Star was well worth the wait.
Submitted by schalit.
on June 27, 2006 12:05.
Tikkun's Managing Editor explains why he's diversifying his media portfolio.
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