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I interviewed the great Paul Rudnick about his new novel, Playing the Palace, and now I’ve peaked. From the Jewish Chronicle.

Here is a brief excerpt from this extremely funny novel, about the romance between the gorgeous, gracious, and openly gay Prince Edgar, and Carter, a Jewish party planner from NJ:

“… It’s like, if you were a cologne, which would sell trillions of units, it could be called Slightly Rumpled Royalty. it’s like a movie star with just the right amount of bedhead. Do it.”

“Usually when your book comes out, it’s like you’re holding your breath, and nothing happens,” says The Plot author Jean Hanff Korelitz. “I’ve never experienced anything like this. It’s just been wonderful.” From the Jewish Chronicle.

Rabbi Ruttenberg’s posts include retweets from colleagues and activists and Schitt’s Creek gifs, but there’s also a fascinating explanation of how Jewish medical ethics expert Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg decided that Israeli trans pop star—and 1998 Eurovision Song Contest winner—Dana International was legally a woman. From the Jewish Chronicle.

On eye color, privilege, and embarrassing admissions.

From Kveller.

I spoke to Judy Batalion about the Jewish women who smuggled weapons in their underwear, assassinated Nazis, and sabotaged a city’s water supply.

In Alma: These Young Women Risked Their Lives to Fight Nazis. We Should All Know Their Names

In Lilith: The Hidden Heroines of World War II

It may seem … uh trivial, in light of coronavirus, but at one time I was completely flummoxed by clothing choices for my kid. From TheWeek.com

Does your child really need those antibiotics? Here’s how to find out. From TheWeek.com.

The Other Jewish Women’s Cancer. All about my mom, ovarian cancer, and DNA testing. From Lilith, Winter 2019-2020.