When you observe the art on display right now in The Foundry Art Centre's "Rethinking the Party Dress" exhibit, look at the work through the eyes of a child. That is where you will find the evolution of artist Amy Firestone Rosen's motivation. "Art...

This story was originally published in February, 2019. This summer Wilco released its 12th studio album. "Cruel Country" is the band's exploration of the genre they've often been defined by but, until now, never fully embraced. The double album features...

Sarah Silverman is not afraid to speak her mind. In fact, most recently she made news by popularizing the term “Jewface” to describe non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles and kicked off a heated cultural conversation in the process. But controversy...

Here’s how you can tell that “The Bear,” a breakout hit about a four-star Manhattan chef who returns home to sling hash in his family’s zero-star Chicago sandwich shop, is TV’s best-ever portrayal of life in a restaurant kitchen: Because with...

The J (St. Louis Jewish Community Center) is excited to welcome Rebekah Scallet as the New Jewish Theatre’s new artistic director. Scallet is excited to begin her New Jewish Theatre (NJT) career by producing the world-premiere of The Bee Play this September....

The Jewish Community Relations Council, National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis and the Ethical Society of St. Louis, along with a coalition of local co-sponsoring organizations, are presenting a live screening of the HBO Max documentary “Meet the...

(JTA) – Riding a wave of tabloid notoriety after winning his highly publicized defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is planning to direct a biopic about a different troubled figure: the Jewish Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. The...

(JTA) — A Hungarian music festival barred a Spanish hip-hop band from future performances after they published a video of its members defacing an Israeli flag on Monday. The three members of Tribade posted a video of themselves to Twitter, in which...

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (The J) will host its 44th annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival from November 6-13. The festival features a lineup of bestselling authors, investigative journalists, Netflix stars, nationally known chefs, true crime...

Well, it's about time former U.S. Senator Al Franken and Jewish comedy legend Al Franken got his own late-night show, even if it's just for one night. On Monday, in an email to fans, Franken announced he'll be hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday...

(JTA) — Miriam Eskenasy didn’t know exactly what she was signing up for when she applied to tutor Hebrew on “The Rehearsal,” Jewish comedian Nathan Fielder’s reality-bending HBO show in which (ostensibly) real people practice for uncomfortable...

If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?” my manager asked. It was mid-Monday morning, usually one of the slowest times at the cafe where we worked, and Bob loved to probe the depths of our souls during slow moments. “Cuisinart,”...