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George Blecher

Journalism & Essays

Selected Political Articles

America’s new young generation looks away from Europe

America’s new young generation looks away from Europe

Running scared

Running scared

The old man scores some points

The old man scores some points

It could have been worse

It could have been worse

In the shadow of Putin, Trump and a divided America

In the shadow of Putin, Trump and a divided America

Fragments from a broken mirror

Fragments from a broken mirror

A shining city on a hill. What if anything can American values teach a free Belarus?

A shining city on a hill. What if anything can American values teach a free Belarus?

The Confused States of America

The Confused States of America

Torn-Up Texts and Mini Mike

Torn-Up Texts and Mini Mike

Selected Cultural Essays

The 62nd New York Film Festival: A Mixed Bag

The 62nd New York Film Festival: A Mixed Bag

Taking the Plunge: Swimming Places We Loved

Taking the Plunge: Swimming Places We Loved

Edible Memories: At Le Café Arnold, Chicken Flambé and V8 juice

Edible Memories: At Le Café Arnold, Chicken Flambé and V8 juice

Job at Alphabet City’s Connelly Theater: An Ecstatic Review

Job at Alphabet City’s Connelly Theater: An Ecstatic Review

Art Cinema—An Endangered Species?

Art Cinema—An Endangered Species?

I’ll Never Forget … Billie Holiday, June 15, 1957

I’ll Never Forget … Billie Holiday, June 15, 1957

The City as Desire

The City as Desire

Our Book Reviews are Back. Part 1: Fiction

Our Book Reviews are Back. Part 1: Fiction

Leopoldstadt on Broadway: A Review

Leopoldstadt on Broadway: A Review

The Promiscuous Gardener

The Promiscuous Gardener

A Misbegotten Macbeth Descends on Broadway

A Misbegotten Macbeth Descends on Broadway

Boy Wonder at Mid-Career

Boy Wonder at Mid-Career

The Lehman Trilogy—A Probing Critique

The Lehman Trilogy—A Probing Critique

Guilty Pleasures in Covid Time

Guilty Pleasures in Covid Time

Stunned City

Stunned City

For a more comprehensive list of articles in English, please check:

nytimes.com

eurozine.com

spiked-online.com

20 June 2017 "The Inauguration of Donald Trump"

Lectorinfabula Festival, Conversano Italy

May 21, 2020 "Towards the US Election during the Pandemic"

a zoom political discussion with G. Blecher

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