Eric A. Gordon

LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon

• Culture

  

  This week in history: Bernstein records Blitzstein’s WWII Airborne Symphony

  October 24, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

  Movements from the Airborne Symphony can be heard on YouTube, such as “The Ballad of Hurry Up."

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• Culture

  

  “The Handmaiden”: Stunning erotic crime thriller in Japanese-occupied Korea

  October 21, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

  In a mesmerizing 145 minutes, the director opens up a toolkit full of sharp contrasts and opposites.

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• Books

  

  Birobidzhan: Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region is not so Jewish

  October 20, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

  Masha Gessen's new book tells the story of "Where the Jews Aren't."

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• U.S.

  

  From L.A. to Vegas, door-knocking for Clinton

  October 18, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

  Nevada’s six electoral votes could swing a close election for the presidency.

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• Arts

  

  “A Taste of Honey”: A jazzy kitchen-sink drama

  October 12, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

  A Taste of Honey has a fascinating and distinguished pedigree belying its humble origins.

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• Culture

  

  “Seminar”: Fraud, class conflict, sex, toxicity in a writers’ group

  October 6, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

  The playwright raises a whirlwind of questions about the craft and the business of writing.

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• Culture

  

  “The Tragedy of JFK”: Lost play by Shakespeare?

  October 4, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

  “One day I was reading Shakespeare, and I saw it: the connections that directly paralleled those of the JFK story."

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• World

  

  This week: Jewish New Year 5777 and its challenges

  October 4, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

  The new year gives Jews and non-Jews alike much occasion for examination.

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