Sundown: Is Iran Next?
Plus the ketubah is in, Birthright sex, and more
February 14, 2011
Tehran today. Photo may not be AFP because there is an official ban on foreign media outlets covering the protests.(-/AFP/Getty Images)
• Anti-government protests in Tehran. [WP]
• Hussein Agha and Robert Malley argue that the Egyptian Revolution heralds the rebirth of Arab consciousness. [WP]
• Gentiles signing ketubahs at their weddings? Must be a Times trend-piece! [NYT]
• A surreal scene-piece from 1989 (authored by presidential beat reporter Maureen Dowd) in which President George H. W. Bush takes President Hosni Mubarak to a Baltimore Orioles game at the old Memorial Stadium. [NYT]
• The guide to Birthright sex. Registration’s tomorrow, guys! [Jewlicious]
• A Google executive essentially leads the Egyptian Revolution, and also Google teams up with Yad Vashem to make searching archives for videos, documents, and other artifacts easier. What can’t it do!? [NYT]
• Crown Heights: Where the hipsters and the Hasidim get along. [Jewcy]
You know who kinda sucks? The Arcade Fire. You know who doesn’t? Bruce.
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
