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Heeb Issue #13
In the Beginning
Urban Kvetch
Crunch
The transformation of what was once a dank gym on St. Mark’s Place into a lifestyle brand has been embarrassing: an ill-fated magazine (with “musician” Juliette Lewis), idiotic promotions
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The transformation of what was once a dank gym on St. Mark’s Place into a lifestyle brand has been embarrassing: an ill-fated magazine (with “musician” Juliette Lewis), idiotic promotions
In the Beginning
Jewdar
Our Krum
We’ve loved David Krumholtz for years, not just for his stellar work in films like Ten Things I Hate About You, but also because with his nose and name, he’s living proof that you don’t
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We’ve loved David Krumholtz for years, not just for his stellar work in films like Ten Things I Hate About You, but also because with his nose and name, he’s living proof that you don’t
Honorary Heeb
You Can’t Do That On Television
With old-school standbys like The Real World and Road Rules and next generation iterations like The Hills and Engaged & Underaged, reality television has always been MTV’s bread and butter. But maybe
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Features
In Sheik’s Clothing
“They say Arab-Americans are the new African-Americans,” Dean Obeidallah says a few minutes into his set on the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour Special. The audience nods in acknowledgement. Indeed,
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Features
Are You There Judy?
Writer Judy Blume explained the things adults wouldn’t talk about—racism, menstruation, divorce, sexuality—which is why besides being one of the country’s most beloved authors, she is also one
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Feature Interview
The Double Life Of Bob Saget
It’s been 12 years since Full House aired its final episode, and in that time, Bob Saget has built a reputation for being as sickeningly vulgar as Danny Tanner was sugary sweet (not to mention his
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Photo Feature
Camp Heebaquonk
Remember long summers spent braiding lanyards, canoeing in the lake and sneaking out of your cabin late at night to lock braces with your camp sweetheart? Well, these days the warm months may be a
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Storytelling
Life Sciences
Though Jane was far beyond the seventh grade—closer to middle age than to middle school—all that turmoil was coming back to her now, focused and refracted in the tentative first steps her skinny
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Chosen/Music
Boys 2 Men
Quick, name a member of the emo-pop band Fall Out Boy that isn’t Pete Wentz. Stumped? Unbeknownst to many casual fans, the Chicago-based rock sensation actually has three other members. Just because
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Chosen
Child’s Play
To enter the lair of Noah Lyon is to walk into a world where Day-Glo paint holds court, and an endless stream of buttons, stickers and photocopies flow freely. You are immediately engulfed in Lyon’s
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In the Beginning
Heeb‘s Guide To A Jewish Future
Today, more than at any other point in history, the Jews are confronted by a world of uncertainties. Spin the globe and watch the countries whirl by—a nuclear Iran, Israel besieged by terrorists, the
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Family Album
Saturday Morning Special
Yes, you’re very impressive because you’ve seen The Family Guy episode “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein” and all of The Simpsons episodes with Krusty the Clown. But before you give yourself that
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In the Beginning
Pope Impious
PulpHope (AdHouse Books, 2007), modern mythmaker and comic-art giant Paul Pope’s new 250-page graphic monograph is part autobiography, part retrospective and part pornographic sketchbook. The
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