Our quintet of quality reviews this week includes Joanna Scutts on Shawn Gude’s American Socialist, Dwight Garner on Barbara Trapido’s Brother of the More Famous Jack, Rhian Sasseen on Meghan O’Gieblyn’s Will and Attention, Lily Meyer on Madeline ffitch’s Avalon, Rise, and Max Callimanopulos
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60 years since the publication of 'Dvarim', Yona Wallach's first book, which established her status as one of the most original and important poets in Hebrew poetry. Hilit Yeshuron, Shira Stav, and Oded Carmeli return to the poems that still never cease to surprise.
After dancing all the way to the national sweetheart role, Amir Banai is also learning to set boundaries. Just before turning 23, with a role in the film "Our Loves" and fulfilling a dream on Festigal, he is already ready to return to stations in his life: the search for a model of masculinity, the fear of being a "average Banai" and the surprising role that faith and tradition play in his life.
The word that got him into the playlist. The moment when 'Satlavet beKibbutz' took on a completely different meaning. The album recorded inside a wardrobe and the song that made people ask him "How did you know?" Jimbo J arrives for special performances at Barbie and talks about the stories behind the songs
