A Paperback That Can Stop Bullets?

By David A.M. Wilensky January 3, 2011

I wrote last week about how much I didn’t like the new “masterpiece” of Jewish fiction, “Witz.” As it turns out, the book is so ridiculously long that it can stop bullets (via The Scroll):

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Israeli Punk on the Radio

By Jaclyn Skurie January 1, 2011

Students all over Northwestern University are tuning into “Continental Drift,” the school’s international music radio show, and listening to a range of Israeli groups–whether subversive, folksy or anything in between. How does Israeli music fit into the international scene? And what happens when the lyrics get political?

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