This Issue: Fall Preview, Featuring The Hateful Eight’s Samuel L. Jackson And Quentin Tarantino

The New Yorker (New York, NY, USA)

Frank W. Benson - Summer of 1909

Oil paintings by Jewish Amazigh artist Chama Mechtaly

Synagogue painting #Germany (at Jüdisches Museum Berlin | Jewish Museum Berlin)

A Decorative Synagogue Plaque Indicating the Times of Prayer, [detail], by Abraham Pavian, Hermannstadt (Sibiu), Romania, (1878), multi-coloured paint on paper with metal dials set in a wood and glass frame, 40.6 x 55.9 cm, private collection. The five manual clocks designate the times of the daily morning and afternoon prayer service as well as the times of the services for the Sabbath prayers. The Hebrew inscription around the border, comprised of verses from the book of Psalms (88:13-17), alludes to the morning prayers, source: sothebys.com.

270- Fall Colors

Happy Inktober! I was just playing around with some of my new inks and gauche from Winsor and Newton. I love my new stuff! #art #drawing #inktober http://ift.tt/1YRYqi6

A History of True Detective’s New Theme Song, ‘Nevermind’

Going into the premiere episode of True Detective season two, we knew the answers to almost all of the show’s most basic, production-based mysteries: who’d star, who’d direct, and where the season would be set. But there was still one crucial piece of the puzzle missing: Who would sing the theme song? As we learned, the answer to that question turned out to be pretty awesome: none other than Leonard Cohen.

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BEIGEL BAKE - DAMORIE

If you ever spot a line outside of an eating establishment while walking down Brick Lane, you are most likely approaching a piece of history in the area called Beigel Bake. Without the line of people standing outside of it or the crowd within, it would be easy to miss this beloved bakery due to its simple banner and interior design, but what Beigel Bake lacks in these areas, it makes up for it with its tasty, freshly baked bagels, or in this case beigels. Maybe the restaurant’s simple design has to do with the fact that it is one of London’s oldest bagel shops, which blends in with the air of nostalgia that fits many of the shops in Brick Lane. Whatever it is, it’s obvious that Beigel Bake is enormously popular in this area. The bakery opened in the neighborhood in the 1970s, while there was still some Jewish people living in Brick Lane. Although the area is now populated by Bangladesh immigrants, Beigel Bake is a reminder of the once massive Jewish presence Brick Lane had. What makes Beigel Bake so great is not only its fresh bagels or the fact that it is open 24 hours but its the variety in which they serve them that makes them unique. The fact that their most popular dish is a bagel with salmon and cream cheese makes this all true. So if you’re having a bagel craving stop at Beigel Bake but get there early because there will most likely to be a line. 

“Jewish Wedding” by Jozef Israëls (1824-1911),1903

Happy Mother’s Day!