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Put your hand up if you still think Elon Musk did a Nazi salute a week ago in Washington

My late poodle used to do this thing with her arms. I say arms, knowing that dogs don’t have arms, just front legs, and I say she, knowing that...

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy

The safety question: Jewish existential dilemmas in Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s hilarious ‘Long Island Compromise’

Of the three middle-aged Fletcher siblings whose perspectives are told in Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s extremely funny-yet-serious second novel—which...

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Glazed over: 2010s vibes abound in Ilana Glazer’s made-in-Toronto comedy special ‘Human Magic’

Ali Wong released her first Netflix comedy special in 2016 to wide acclaim—at least from all the places a Netflix comedy special would be...

14.01.2025 1

Canadian Jewish News

Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Doorstep Postings: After months of resignation speculation, there will be no more stallin’ for Justin Trudeau

This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. Armando Iannucci,...

07.01.2025 1

Canadian Jewish News

Josh Lieblein

New York was always a lot more Jewish than Toronto could ever be—but the contrast is glaring now

It’s a commonplace experience of a Diaspora Jew visiting Israel to realize that suddenly, this thing that made you different is actually the...

06.01.2025 1

Canadian Jewish News

Phoebe Maltz Bovy