Posts Tagged ‘Sarah Silverman’
DO YOU HAVE TO BE JEWISH? 
From 1961 through the ’70s, Levy’s Real Jewish Rye Bread ran a celebrated advertising campaign in New York. It’s worth a thought when we talk about casting actors in films and on TV. The Levy’s campaign (agency: Doyle Dane Bernbach) featured obviously non-Jewish models across the ethnic spectrum. Smiling, each held up a piece of…
Read MoreDEATH, POLITICS AND GUILT
I have bad news, good news and more bad news. Also an apology. The initial bad news: The COVID-19 death toll of Americans stands at 124,000. The good news: Last Sunday, American daily deaths dropped to 275. More bad news: Daily deaths rose to 833 on Tuesday and 766 Wednesday. Yesterday, Johns Hopkins University charted…
Read MoreMUNCH’S “SCREAM” AND SARAH SILVERMAN
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” is an icon of modern art. A genderless person resembling a space alien with round eyes and hands on cheeks projects a scream from a gaping mouth. Many see angst. I see something else. You may have witnessed the same expression at a comedy show. Great humor move us because it…
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