About Jason Diamond
A Sam Lipsyte Primer
As Lincoln Michael of The Faster Times points out, you have about a month left to prepare yourself for The Ask, the newest novel by writer Sam Lipsyte. For those unfamiliar with any of Lipsyte’s past work, this gives you … Read More
The Jew and The Condom
I’m sure there have been times when you’re sitting around on your lunch break, looking dully down at your salad, thinking to yourself, "I wonder who invented this spork?"Â While the question of the genesis of the spoon-plus-fork is one … Read More
The Ghosts of Beirut’s Jewish Past
A new book is out in Lebanon, written by BBC journalist Nada Abdelsamad: "Wadi Abu Jamil: Stories about the Jews of Beirut", and it’s profiled by the LA Times today. Since the book has yet to be translated into English … Read More
Gary Shteyngart Becomes American
Unless there is a secret pocket of Choctaw Indians that look at this site, I’m going on under the assumption that very few of us are actual “native Americans.” And if I could go out on even more of a … Read More