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Sundown: Israel Works It Ahead of U.N. Vote

Plus a petition protesting Stevie Wonder’s IDF benefit gig, and more

by
Adam Chandler
November 28, 2012

• Israel is working to diminish the significance of the Palestinian status upgrade bid to be voted on tomorrow at the United Nations. [Haaretz]

• Jodi Rudoren gets taken lightly to task by the Times public editor for her sometimes odd social media musings. [NYT]

• The Observer has a touching and weird look at Gary Shteyngart’s career and hair. [NYO]

• A petition to convince Stevie Wonder not to perform at a Friends of the IDF benefit is gaining steam. [JTA]

• Jacob Silverman writes smart for the Poetry Foundation about the legacy of Samuel Greenberg. [Poetry Foundation]

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.