Over the past three decades, Nomy Lamm has identified as a “queer Jewish non-binary fat femme artist,” a Jewish witch, and a "bad ass, fat ass, Jew, dyke amputee." Since interviewing with Heeb in 2003, Lamm has remained an active voice in political organizing and now works as Creative Director of Sins Invalid, a disability justice performance project.

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ hit theaters in February 2004 and was summarily named one of the most controversial films of all time. In response, Heeb put out its own version of the Passion, which we’re proud to say also drummed up a respectable amount of controversy. Revisit the past (whether that be the year 2004 or 33 CE) with this photoshoot.

2006 was truly another world: America at war in the Middle East, a controversial conservative president, and an increasingly dire media landscape. Can you even imagine? In this interview, journalist Amy Goodman reflects on the role of the media in such a world.

In 2008, Heeb interviewed Ezra Koenig, lead vocalist and guitarist of an up-and-coming band that had recently released its debut album. Since then, Vampire Weekend has gone on to win two Grammy Awards and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100. But that success wasn’t always guaranteed: the response to the band’s first album included a good deal of criticism and doubt, as Heeb writer Arye Dworken notes in this interview.

If you ever had an emo phase, chances are you’re familiar with the pop-punk band Fall Out Boy. They recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album “From Under the Cork Tree” and released their eighth studio album “So Much (for) Stardust” in 2023. But before collaborations with Elton John, Wiz Khalifa, and Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy’s guitarist Joe Trohman joined Heeb for an interview about life as a young star.