A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films, memoir explore the contradictions of ‘dark tourism’
The works explore a process familiar to Jewish visitors to the death camps and the former homes of vanished loved ones: an occasion to face the enormity of the Holocaust, the inheritance of family
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Auschwitz in the era of dark tourism
On the 80th anniversary of the concentration camp’s liberation, its significance is being trivialized by tourism and popular culture. At the same time, this symbol of evil is being transformed and ope
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In 'A Real Pain,' Jesse Eisenberg asks: What is the purpose of 'tragedy tourism'?
A few years ago, actor Jesse Eisenberg was writing a movie about two men on a road trip in Mongolia when an ad popped up on his screen, offering "Auschwitz tours, with lunch." "I clicked on the ad and it took me to a site for what you would imagine ...
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Jesse Eisenberg Joined Bill Maher to Discuss “A Real Pain,” Woody Allen and Tech CEOs
It’s kind of like if Bernie Madoff sold Pokemon cards.” That’s how Bill Maher described the concept of meme coins, something that’s been in the news a lot lately. More broadly, it was a statement that combined culture,
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A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films and a graphic memoir explore the contradictions of ‘dark tourism’
played by Jesse Eisenberg, “Screw it. We’re owed this.” “I love that scene,” said Ari Richter, the author and illustrator of “Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz,” a “graphic family ...
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A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films and a graphic memoir explore ‘dark tourism'
played by Jesse Eisenberg, “Screw it. We’re owed this.” “I love that scene,” said Ari Richter, the author and illustrator of Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz, a “graphic family ...

Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg, rips Meta CEO

Jesse Eisenberg did not meet Mark Zuckerberg before ‘The Social Network’ for this reason
Jesse Eisenberg Was Warned Not to Meet Mark Zuckerberg: “Do Not Go There”
The newly minted Oscar nominee for the screenplay of 'A Real Pain' looks back on 2010's 'The Social Network' and weighs in on Mark Zuckerberg's controversial recent activities.
Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg, rips Meta CEO: ‘Why are you not helping people?’
Holocaust Escape Thriller ‘The World Will Tremble’ Sells to Vertical (Exclusive)
Tremble stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Amazon’s Wilderness) and Jeremy Neumark Jones (Netflix’s Kleo) as Solomon Weiner and Michael Podchlebnik, two Jewish prisoners who escaped the Chelmno extermination camp and provided the first eyewitness accounts of the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis.
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Jesse Dougherty
Education: Syracuse University, BS in newspaper and online journalism and political science Jesse Dougherty is a college sports reporter for the Washington Post, focusing on business and NIL.
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Jesse Eisenberg isn't ambitious — but he does worry about failing
Actor, writer and director Jesse Eisenberg says he has had more failures than successes. In this week's Wild Card, he opens up about ambition and his his defense against despair.
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jesse Eisenberg on ‘A Real Pain,’ Acting vs. Writing and Mark Zuckerberg 2.0
The Oscar-nominated writer (he's a finalist for his semi-autobiographical original screenplay about a transformative trip to Poland) and actor (2010's 'The Social Network') talks to THR about his life and career.
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp's liberation
The solemn commemoration came amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the Holocaust is eroding.