Gay Rights or Wrongs?
When it comes to the use of the word “gay” as a generic, high-school put-down for anything sort of bad or annoying, Jewdar feels a bit like a frosted mini-wheat. The adult in us frowns upon homophobia and considers the word’s use a mark of intellectual
Fallon Gong
Signed, Epstein’s Attorney
Professional rich Jew Jeffrey Epstein, currently negotiating with Florida authorities over unpleasant allegations that’s he’s been having sex with minors, was apparently contemplating a timely aliya on a recent trip, but ultimately came to the conclusion
Lending New Meaning to the Word “Deadhead”
Three Houston teenagers are accused of digging up the body of an 11-year-old boy who died in 1921 and using his skull as a bong to smoke marijuana in, undoubtedly, the most heavy metal story of the year.
Breaking Glass
Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed this eyesore, which is the poster for season two of Showtime’s This American Life, popping up everywhere like an epidemic of smug.
This American Life, which is based on the occasionally amusing NPR show of the same
Lovitz a Battlefield
Jon Lovitz was at an AIDS benefit recently and made a Jeremiah Wright/AIDS/racist joke that the crowd didn’t quite appreciate.
But before anybody goes comparing this to the Michael Richards’ meltdown, please consider the lifetime pass Lovitz earned on
A Case in Behalf of Gillette Shaving Cream
The star of Jury Duty and Bio-Dome has moved on to bigger and badder things. Pauly Shore has a new web documentary-style video report called Pauly Shore’s America. After involuntarily watching a 15-second commercial for Edge shaving cream, you will see a
Sequelle Magnifique
In Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (profiled not long ago in one of America’s most prestigious magazines) gave us one of the greatest Jewish lines in the history of film. In Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay,
Grand Kvetch Auto
Grand Theft Auto IV hit stores this week and everyone went apey for it. I was pretty excited about the testosterone-fueled title myself, especially considering that its “Liberty City” setting was supposed to be an elaborate re-creation of NYC.
But, alas,
Mr. Weinstein Goes to Washington
Hillary Clinton supporter and movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, recently held a private phone conference, but don’t hold your breath for the least erotic political sex scandal since George Washington gave a hooker splinters
