Oh Appease!
Gawker’s clip of the week is f-ing hilarious, if you can bear to hear this rightwing douchebag shout the word appeaser a hundred times. Classic. And may we just say, Chris Matthews, welcome back. We were sort of wondering where your hardballs had gone.
Extraordination!
Next week, American Jewish University in Los Angeles will ordain its first black rabbi from sub-Saharan Africa. Gershom Sizomu, the fresh-faced man with a lady-killing smile pictured above, will be taking the reins of a yeshiva in a diverse Ugandan community.
Jewish Cooking
When rabbis are involved in illegal things, such as supervising a kosher meat plant that cooks crystal meth, you just hope the locals get a good deal.
Roller Mate
Weirdoes from Central Park’s bandshell to Venice Beach in Los Angeles have a reason to rejoice: roller skates are back in vogue. Thanks to the Flight of the Conchords‘ new video, which premiered on youtube, eight wheels is the new sexy.
The Rabbi’s Cat 2: The Heeb Review
By Steve Gutierrez
The Rabbi’s Cat 2 (Pantheon Books) by Joann Sfar is an ambling, lighthearted sequel, which continues the stories of some early 20th century Algerian Jews — an almost forgotten pocket of the Diaspora — who, with their hookahs and
Unsettled : The Heeb Review
I’ll be honest. I didn’t know much about the evacuation of Gaza when I hunkered down to watch Unsettled, nor had I heard or read anything about the film itself. Which is probably why I liked it. That and the fact that the director followed the basic rules
Israel on Broadway
Sure, the Japanese went on their Hollywood studio spending spree and gays seem to have made their presence more well known, but every now and then, it’s still nice to have a reminder that we’re Jews, we’re news, and the rest of the world will have to get
John Mayer is an Asshole
The story is as old as the hills: A giant celebrity plays an asshole version of themselves to show us that they’re actually not actually an asshole, but a truly down-to-earth person who hasn’t let fame get to their head. Sure.
And so I tried to stay
Who Are You Looking At, Einstein?
A letter Albert Einstein wrote back in 1954 to philosopher Eric Gutkind is expected to fetch between $12,000 and $16,000 at auction this week. Given that the letter describes Einstein’s view that, across the board, religion is basically childish superstition,
Apollo’s Creed
Less than two months after producing hoodies that asked the question “Who Killed Obama?, Lower East Side designer Apollo Braun (real name: Doron Braunshtein) returns with his latest creation, the “Jews Against Obama” shirt. I don’t know which is more absurd:
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