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Jewish feminist poet Cynthia
Ozick's poem, "In the Synagogues,"
says: "We do not know where we
are./Not knowing where we are, how
can we know/where
we should go?"
From the Bible to
the Beats, Jewish
his studio band play
poets have long tried
along, O'Brien's people
to articulate through
consistently lure inter-
language the state of
esting artists into the
the Jews, and their
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direction. For the first
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time, an anthology of
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Performances From
American poets
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attempts to answer
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the difficult questions
ous artists, Mercury)
of identity and belief
point up the alterna-
in a non-Jewish
tive-rock spirit of this
world.
alternative talk show.
Writer and
Ani DiFranco's seamless
Allen Ginsberg: A representa-
Professor Steven J.
performance of
tive of the Beats.
Rubin edited Telling
"Shameless" gets the
and Remembering: A
album off to a rollick-
Century of American
ing start while expertly mixed contri-
Jewish Poetry (Beacon Press, $27.50).
butions from Jamiroquai ("When You
Featuring several poems each by Allen
Ginsberg, Philip Levine, Marge Piercy,
Adrienne Rich, Howard
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Laureate Robert Pinsky,
among others, the vol-
ume's poems explore the
immigrant experience in
America, assimilation and
anti-Semitism, Israel and
modern Jewish life.
Some poems barely
mention the writer's sense
of Judaism or struggle for
identity, but the Jewish
spirituality of others inter-
weaves with the literary
montage of ideas and ques-
tions pulled together in this
tome.

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News & Reviews.

Bowie's minimalist rendition of "Dead
Man Walking" is a stark reminder of
his ability to hypnotize an audience.
And although Elvis Costello's "All This
Useless Beauty" isn't the most riveting
song in his catalog, it's still Costello
and still powerful.
The best of this impressive lot,
however, is Matthew Sweet's cover of
Electric Light Orchestra's "Do Ya." In
Sweet's capable hands, this piece of
1970s kitsch is transformed into a
haunting love ballad.
Cake's "The Distance," Edwyn
Collins' "A Girl Like You," 311's
"Down," Squirrel Nut Zipper's
"Lover's Lane" and Jonathan
Richman's "Let Her Go Into The
Darkness" — with Max Weinberg
playing percussion — round out the
mix.
If you forgot to set the
VCR, do yourself a favor
and pick up this CD.

— Lynne Meredith Cohn

OF NOTE ...
NEW ON CD
"Late Night with Conan
O'Brien" struggled through its
first few seasons, but now it is
what "Late Night With David
Letterman" used to be — the
must-see talk show for those in
the know.
Some small part of this is due to
the adventurous musical tastes of the
"Late Night" talent-boolAstaff
While Jay Leno prunes
op 40 list
for talent and the kinder, gentler
Letterman pressures artists into letting

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Gonna Learn"), Bjork
("Human Behavior") and
Soul Coughing
("Soundtrack to Mary")
give this collection oodles
Jonathan Richman con-
of street cred.
tributes "Let Her Go
There's also some steak
Into The Darkness" on
to go with the sizzle. David Live From 6A.

Reviewed by
John Godfrey of Copley
News Service

GASTRONOMIC
GRANDSTANDING
Everyone loves a
parade and America's
Thanksgiving Parade
in downtown Detroit
has been a traditional
favorite for more
than 70 years. So
why not combine
parade lore and
archived original
photographs with
another family
favorite — home
cooking?
The Thanksgiving
parade was just the
inspiration needed by
noted chef and food
writer Annabel Cohen
and Parade Foundation
trustee Linda Hayman
when they decided to
put together the first
edition of Traditions, a
cookbook of family
recipes from longstand-

ing parade supporters.
Designer Larry McMurtry lends his
graphic art expertise to the cover and
inside pages of this epicurean effort,
while quotes, song lyrics and poetry
spice the text.
The entire production of the
cookbook was donated, so 100 per-
cent of the proteeds will directly
benefit the Parade. The book
includes about 100 recipes with an
initial printing of 5,000 copies.
Contributing cooks include Mitch
Albom, Tim Allen, Mayor Dennis
Archer, Gov. and Mrs. John Engler
and a host of media celebrities.
Also find Marlene Borman's Honey
Baked Salami, Nanci Kantor's Cheese
Puffs, Barbara Weiner's Seven Layer
Dip, Rita and Gary Wasserman's
German Potato Soup, David
Hermelin's famous Potato Pancakes,
Bertha Cohen's Favorite Brisket and
Sandy Hermanoff's Roast Leg of Lamb
with Orzo and Green Beans.
Save room for dessert recipes from
Valerie Hayman Sklar, April Lyn
Colman and Marianne Schwartz.
Charles Eames said, "You can
judge a community by the quality of
its bread and the quality of its
parades." Detroit rises to the occa-
sion on both counts.

Linda Bachrack