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Cult of Luxury: Craftsmanship, Scarcity and the Hermès Brand
How Hermès has succeeded in creating veneration-worthy items as well as a successful global brand is a story worth studying.Thierry Hermès was a leather harness maker who set up shop in Paris in 1837. The saddles, bridles and harnesses he made were prized by the rising bourgeoisie of Louis Phillipe’s reign in 19th Century France. […]
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The Art of the Rubell Family Collection Miami
The Rubell Family Collection (RFC) in Miami, housed in a former DEA warehouse, is remarkable in many respects. First and foremost, as it name advertises, it is the collection of one family, Donald and Mera Rubell and their two adult children Jason and Jennifer collected over the last half century, that continues to grow with […]
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The Day Begins with "Evening": A Conversation with Nessa Rapoport
NESSA RAPOPORT”S NEW NOVEL, Evening, has been hailed as ‘smart, darkly funny” by Publishers Weekly, and Lilith called the novel both “deeply Jewish and (wait for it) deeply Canadian,” adding that “[t]here’s very little feminist fiction worthy of this claim.” Evening is all that, as well as being a beautifully written, masterfully crafted exploration of […]
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Nick Cannon Could Teach a Masterclass in Bouncing Back from a Scandal
Here are nine lessons from the TV host’s redemption tour, which included a visit to an L.A. Jewish centerWatching the near collapse and resurrection of actor, rapper, and TV host Nick Cannon’s career in real time has been a masterclass in reputation rehab. After Cannon was heard spouting anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan talking points on his […]
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The Broad Museum Reopens
Eli Broad, the Los Angeles real estate magnate turned philanthropist, civic leader, and art collector, died April 30, 2021. His legacy is most evident on Grand Street in downtown Los Angeles, home to the Frank Gehry masterpiece Walt Disney Hall, as well as his namesake museum, The Broad Museum, repository of his art foundation’s collection […]
Adventures Among the Orthodox
“NOTHING JEWISH is alien to me,” philosopher Franz Rosenzweig said in the early 20th century. Rosenzweig hoped this phrase would launch a Jewish renaissance; however, the multiplicity of Jewish observance and experience has mostly led to mutual disdain among the varietals. As each branch of Judaism has set itself apart from the others, barriers to […]