Rosh Hashanah: Shanah Tovah “Good Year” | Naming the Days

Rosh Hashanah is the two-day festival of the Jewish New Year, which begins at sunset. Neil Gillman of the Jewish Theological Seminary explains its importance: “This festival has evolved through our tradition to represent a time of personal and universal renewal, or your life may become … We say goodbye to the old time and … Read more

‘Summer of Soul’ may be the best doc of the year [movie review] | Entertainment

In the summer of 1969, the same summer as Woodstock, some of the greatest musical acts of the time such as Stevie Wonder, BB King, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and The Fifth Dimension performed at Mount Morris Park in New York. Woodstock was immortalized. Forget the Harlem Cultural Festival. But … Read more

Questlove talks ‘Summer of Soul’ and Black joy, says Roots Picnic will be back next year

Besides The Roots and her nightly appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has many other jobs. “Usually I jump into the ignorant lake of creativity with absolute devotion,” says the drummer, A-list DJ and podcast host of Questlove Supreme. “Write a book? I’ll do this. Teach at NYU? Yeah, I’ll … Read more