[ad_1] The Moshiach came to Madison Avenue this summer. All over a not particularly Jewish neighborhood, posters of the bearded, Rembrandtesque Rebbe Schneerson appeared, mucilaged to every light post and bearing the caption “Long Live the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Messiah forever!” This was, or ought to have been, trebly astonishing. First, the rebbe being urged… Continue reading How the Authors of the Bible Spun Triumph from Defeat
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Stephen Kearse’s ‘Liquid Snakes’ a dark triumph of Afro-pessimism
[ad_1] Review Liquid Snakes By Stephen KearseSoft Skull: 320 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. “Liquid Snakes,” Stephen Kearse’s sophomore novel, is a brisk, punchy read. The chapters are short, the dialogue has a satirical snap and the… Continue reading Stephen Kearse’s ‘Liquid Snakes’ a dark triumph of Afro-pessimism