I wrote about this last year, but it’s still bothering me — so many recent rom-coms are truly terrible.
There was one I watched not too long ago — I’ve pushed the title from my mind — where the heroine literally ended up with the wrong guy. Like, it was rom-com malpractice. I couldn’t believe anyone wrote or filmed it as such. Total travesty.
And last night I watched another where the male lead was great, but he was paired with a heroine who came across as so incredibly unlikeable in various ways, I wondered why we should believe this guy would fall for her.
By way of contrast, one movie I watched recently (w/a non-American cast) could be worth watching if you like rom-coms -- Walking on Sunshine. They did a nice job weaving in '80s music that Gen Xers and older millennials will recognize.
The movie adopted what's become a common set-up -- high EQ guy who's open about his feelings in love with a woman who's not as in touch with her feelings, is primarily focused on education/career, but both main characters are likable. You root for them.
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Shafik says she condemns antisemitism and is committed to confronting it.
Experience since 10/7 says otherwise. #Columbia
Shafik mentions Hamas — which an Israeli student told me she hadn’t on campus for a long time.
Shafik says she’s spent most of her time as president on these issues. So why have Jewish and Israeli students described being ignored by Shafik and other administrators?
Except it's not “extremely rude and disrespectful" to question an elected official's commitment to fighting antisemitism when they vote against a (largely symbolic) bill opposing antisemitism in a city where it's a big problem. forward.com/fast-forward/5…
"A council member who abstained accused Jewish community leaders of failing to call out hatred against Palestinians and supporting apartheid in Israel."
Ah, injecting antisemitism into a discussion about why it's important to oppose antisemitism.
“'In this city, how could anyone deny that antisemitism has become a real problem?' said Kalman Yeger."
The only people who could deny it are those who don't pay attention or think the bad news is actually a positive.
Will the people at this alternative Shabbat dinner be davening beforehand, and if so, will they be facing toward Jerusalem or somewhere else? dailyprincetonian.com/article/2023/0…
Also, who exactly celebrates "Israeli nationalism over Shabbat dinner"-? Last I checked, Shabbat had nothing to do with Israeli politics.
That "dozens of students also signed an open letter condemning the event" sounds totally normal and not at all like those students are condemning Jews for observing Judaism.
"The most acute examples of discrimination involved Harvard’s Israeli students."
"Indeed, social alienation is unavoidable for Harvard’s Israeli students. Students recall moments of feeling like their 'humanity was questioned.' One student said to their Israeli peer, 'I can only imagine the war crimes you have committed.'”