Another brilliant piece Eve. How do you manage to express my deepest thoughts and emotions so eloquently every time? It’s insane to say I feel exactly the same way you do about my pre-10/7 life - but the world has gone mad and without you I’m sure I would have too. Thank you so much for articulating the dizzying, untethered and isolating times we are living in. Literally and truly Eve I don’t know what I would do without you.
Agreed, plus the U.S. needs to bar Qatari money from our universities. That rich but morally corrupt country is rotting the minds of our students, knowing they are future pols, teachers, CEOs and union leaders. They're playing the long game, but we better stop it, in short order, because lots of damage has already been inflicted.
Yes! Perfectly stated! Who will have ever heard of Bob Vylan in a few years? The dude used a stage name that is one letter off of a famous Jewish folk singer. Ironic.
Your exemplary life as a music and cultural journalist, and the enormous body of work still exists and is deeply admired. You have answered a highly calling with permanence and impact that will stand the test of time. We exist as a people because of the written word and you are an important and irreplaceable scribe to our history. Thank you.
Thanks, Eve. That you had no other choice speaks to your character. And in fiveish years, who knows? Maybe you’ll be writing about music again or other arts. I hope that’s the case.
Eve, different in so many ways but I have had to build a new life too: in 2015 I became a mom to a child who would need three open heart surgeries beginning at 5 days old. I had to quit my job and learn everything about how to both be a mom and how to care for a medically complex child, navigate insurance, all of it. I lost myself for a while. Those pop stars? They were your co-workers. You have a new job now. Some true friends have stayed. You have met new people along the way. I know I have. I will likely never recover the career path I was on before and I have mourned over that loss. Life is unpredictable but sometimes we are called to do these things.
"Dissent is not something anyone should give away. Unfortunately too many people have. They surrendered their power to the cult of serfdom." This is why I'm reading you. I'm glad you never changed as the others slid away into the miasma.
I have so many thoughts streaming in my mind after reading your article Eve. The most important is that a year ago, I never heard of you. And now, you are one of my heroes. I read each of your Substack posts several times because they are all so meaningful. And so important.
A few other random thoughts.
1. I too was a liberal. And damned proud of it. I believed that helping another and paying it forward and having a heart are the most important parts of a full, rich life. But my liberal world abandoned me because I am Jewish. I am a Zionist. I believe that Israel is one of the last of the righteous. How else can you explain the IDF putting its own soldiers in danger to warn of an impending attack?
2. I grew up in NYC. While I knew anti-semitism existed, it was more of a concept because I never saw it and my friends didn’t even care to know my religion. Now, I know that with few exceptions, the world is wildly anti-Semitic. And the world still adopts the same tropes, the same belief system that created The Elders of Zion.
3. I thought most people were good. I thought most people cared about other people. But now, as I watch the Left rush to defend the Islamic Republic murderers and defend the hateful administration of Maduro, I realize, most people are hateful. There are still a minority of good people but they are being driven underground by the Leftist army.
4. My hope is that people like you Eve keep shouting from the mountaintops, “this is wrong!”
PS—Please President Trump helped the besieged freedom fighters in Iran.
I know I don’t compare to the pop stars you considered friends.
You are #1 for me. Your courage speaks beyond my ability to tell you how much I admire you.
Another brilliant piece Eve. How do you manage to express my deepest thoughts and emotions so eloquently every time? It’s insane to say I feel exactly the same way you do about my pre-10/7 life - but the world has gone mad and without you I’m sure I would have too. Thank you so much for articulating the dizzying, untethered and isolating times we are living in. Literally and truly Eve I don’t know what I would do without you.
"The United Nations has still made not even a whimper."
Simply despicable. The US should withdraw from this morally corrupt body. Their silence and hypocrisy are sickening.
Agreed, plus the U.S. needs to bar Qatari money from our universities. That rich but morally corrupt country is rotting the minds of our students, knowing they are future pols, teachers, CEOs and union leaders. They're playing the long game, but we better stop it, in short order, because lots of damage has already been inflicted.
Those pop stars will be long forgotten but you are legend. I am so grateful for your documenting of this moment in history. It chose you.
Yes! Perfectly stated! Who will have ever heard of Bob Vylan in a few years? The dude used a stage name that is one letter off of a famous Jewish folk singer. Ironic.
Your exemplary life as a music and cultural journalist, and the enormous body of work still exists and is deeply admired. You have answered a highly calling with permanence and impact that will stand the test of time. We exist as a people because of the written word and you are an important and irreplaceable scribe to our history. Thank you.
We may not be pop stars but we’re better quality friends.
Thanks, Eve. That you had no other choice speaks to your character. And in fiveish years, who knows? Maybe you’ll be writing about music again or other arts. I hope that’s the case.
✊🏼🙏🏼
We need you and deeply appreciate you and 🥰 love you. Keep the faith and keep us faithful and on we all go, lucky to be in company with you. 🫶🙌👏
Eve, different in so many ways but I have had to build a new life too: in 2015 I became a mom to a child who would need three open heart surgeries beginning at 5 days old. I had to quit my job and learn everything about how to both be a mom and how to care for a medically complex child, navigate insurance, all of it. I lost myself for a while. Those pop stars? They were your co-workers. You have a new job now. Some true friends have stayed. You have met new people along the way. I know I have. I will likely never recover the career path I was on before and I have mourned over that loss. Life is unpredictable but sometimes we are called to do these things.
You answered the Higher Call. Bless you.
You have nothing to apologize for. On the other hand, I am filled with gratitude for you, your words, and your acting as our collective voice.
Welcome to the fold. Our delightful gain. Their profound loss.
You have left them behind buried in their heap of broken images amidst the ruins of the waste land.
Dear Eve;
Another great piece, not because it is wonderfully written, but because it is another piece of your big heart, that we know aches...
Thank you for being you, and for your relentless fight.
"Dissent is not something anyone should give away. Unfortunately too many people have. They surrendered their power to the cult of serfdom." This is why I'm reading you. I'm glad you never changed as the others slid away into the miasma.
Eve, I am 80 years old, and I see that your introspection and self-reflecting wisdom far surpasses folks twice your age.
She’s an old soul. Joan d’Arc in a past life.
I have so many thoughts streaming in my mind after reading your article Eve. The most important is that a year ago, I never heard of you. And now, you are one of my heroes. I read each of your Substack posts several times because they are all so meaningful. And so important.
A few other random thoughts.
1. I too was a liberal. And damned proud of it. I believed that helping another and paying it forward and having a heart are the most important parts of a full, rich life. But my liberal world abandoned me because I am Jewish. I am a Zionist. I believe that Israel is one of the last of the righteous. How else can you explain the IDF putting its own soldiers in danger to warn of an impending attack?
2. I grew up in NYC. While I knew anti-semitism existed, it was more of a concept because I never saw it and my friends didn’t even care to know my religion. Now, I know that with few exceptions, the world is wildly anti-Semitic. And the world still adopts the same tropes, the same belief system that created The Elders of Zion.
3. I thought most people were good. I thought most people cared about other people. But now, as I watch the Left rush to defend the Islamic Republic murderers and defend the hateful administration of Maduro, I realize, most people are hateful. There are still a minority of good people but they are being driven underground by the Leftist army.
4. My hope is that people like you Eve keep shouting from the mountaintops, “this is wrong!”
PS—Please President Trump helped the besieged freedom fighters in Iran.