By Olivia Fishman, Arts and Culture Editor
• August 4, 2022
There is a certain exhilaration that accompanies my trips to Dodger Stadium, and I have felt the same excitement since I was a child. Section 4, Row J, is my home away from home, and I have experienced...
When Mexikosher closed three years ago, it was a dagger into the taco-loving heart of LA Jews who longed for a kosher Mexican spot. Now, Lenny’s Casita, which opened in 2020, is greater than Mexikosher...
When Dean of Students Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg asked whether they could perform at the school Chanukah party, members of the school’s new band hadn’t given it a name yet and had only recently received...
By Olivia Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
• February 4, 2022
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures displays and discusses artists of many races, religions, ethnicities, and causes, and their respective roles in the world of cinema. But Jews – who many consider...
By Olivia Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
• January 4, 2022
Fried chicken sandwiches are trending, and the kosher world is part of the trend. Melrose Bite, recently rebranded from a dairy-and-vegan restaurant to a fried chicken and wings spot, just might satisfy...
Boom. A bullet knocks a man dead, another falls, then another. They lost the game – a simple childhood game of red light-green light, with a ghoulish twist of reality.
Although Netflix’s new TV...
My mom told me that wearing headphones on a hike was likely not a great idea, nor was hiking alone for that matter. But our family trip to Yosemite coincided with a personal musical renaissance I was having...
UPDATE DEC. 29: Roen Salem, who taught art and AP studio art from the school's founding in 1995 until retiring in October for health reasons, has passed away, Head of School Rabbi Block announced this...
By Olivia Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
• September 17, 2021
LA museums are open, and if you’re willing to wear a mask, you can see LACMA, the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Getty Center and more and enjoy a change of scenery over the upcoming holiday break.
Los...
Kayne West’s Donda is a tribute to his mother and best friend, Donda West, who died after surgery in 2007, so he wanted this album to be special. That meant leaving no room for error, which caused...
By Eli Weiss, Arts and Culture Editor
• June 15, 2021
Gitty Rav-Noy and Dallas Corn were arguing on the outdoor stairwell at school. Except it wasn’t “school,” and it wasn’t actually Gitty and Dallas arguing -- it was Veronica, a social media influencer,...
Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited Tenet was supposed to save the film industry. Prior to Covid, movie theatre attendance was already falling with increased availability of streaming services...