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Books. Art. The New York Mets. Sometimes I write about all three. For The Economist, LA Review of Books, The Forward, Urban Omnibus, City Lab, & elsewhere.

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Yael Friedman is a writer based in New York. Her reviews and essays about art, culture, cities, and sports have appeared in The Economist, Bloomberg, The Forward, Haaretz, The Daily Beast, Urban Omnibus, Galaxy Brain, and elsewhere.

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DEAR DAVE Magazine

DEAR DAVE Magazine

By Yael Friedman, May 10, 2026

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Drop Dead City | The Female Gaze

Drop Dead City | The Female Gaze

Fifty years ago, New York City famously found itself at the precipice: of bankruptcy; of crumbling infrastruc…

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SIRAT - Review by Yael Friedman (Guest Post)

SIRAT - Review by Yael Friedman (Guest Post)

Early on in Sirat, the stunning and devastating film by Oliver Laxe, one character asks another, "Is this wha…

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DEAR DAVE Magazine

DEAR DAVE Magazine

By Yael Friedman, January 10, 2026

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ANXIETY CLUB - Review by Yael Friedman (Guest Post)

ANXIETY CLUB - Review by Yael Friedman (Guest Post)

The bumper crop of comics mining their psychic wounds for material continues unabated, to the benefit of both…

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Come Back Later When Your Work Isn't So Human

Come Back Later When Your Work Isn't So Human

PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY FINK, who died in 2023, used to say he wanted to break through the two-dimensional barrier…

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MicroLesion-SAM: Centerline-Guided Foundation Model for Small Lesion Segmentation

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By Daniel Levi, Yael Friedman, Eitan Cohen
| Preprints.org
Submitted: 27 December 2025 You are already at the latest version Detecting small and low-contrast brain lesions is difficult for conventional foundation models, which often prioritize larger structures and overlook micro-lesions. MicroLesion-SAM enhances SAM by integrating structural centerline priors and scale-adaptive refinement to increase sensitivity to lesions below 20 voxels.
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Yael Friedman’s Couture Wedding Journey

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By Yael Friedman
The Ceremony: A Custom Masterpiece For her religious ceremony, Yael knew she wanted something truly her own. After trying on hundreds of dresses during her years at Galia Lahav, she had seen it all, and her vision for her own wedding was clear. “I wanted something chic, timeless, and something that would just snatch me up!,” Yael said. Working closely with Sharon Sever and Galia Lahav herself, that vision became a reality.
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How Jewish intellectuals are still shaping our politics and culture (for better and worse)

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By Yael Friedman
| St. Louis Jewish Light Verified
We’re building on 127 years of independent journalism to help you develop deeper connections to what it means to be Jewish today. With so much at stake for the Jewish people right now — war, rising antisemitism, a high-stakes U.S. presidential election — American Jews depend on the Forward’s perspective, integrity and courage. Become a member today and you’ll directly support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly. —  Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief
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