The Aftermath of Israel’s Hostage Rescue
Understanding Hamas’s failures, Israel’s joy, and the difficult road ahead.
June 10, 2024
The Spiritual Void at the Heart of Fan Fiction
A new novel explores a different kind of idol worship.
The word fan, as in a fan of sports team or rock group, derives from the word fanatic, a word that more often than not refers to extreme religious passion, and itself comes from a Latin term for someone driven mad by a divine spirit. In recent decades, it has begotten the words fandom (a subculture of fans) and fan fiction, which Veronica Clarke describes as “stories about fictional characters or real-life celebrities, written by the fans, for the fans.” This genre is the subject of Esther Yi’s Y/N: A Novel:
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How Christians and Jews Can Fight Anti-Semitism Together
A conversation.
The Anti-Israel Bullies Come for the Literary Festivals
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The Spiritual Void at the Heart of Fan Fiction
A new novel explores a different kind of idol worship.
Rafah’s Jewish History
From the Hasmoneans on.