Arts & Culture
Network Jews: Maurice Levy, the Jewish Lawyer from HBO’s ‘The Wire’
The caricatured shyster who manipulates the law for his own gain and represents the ingrained injustice in David Simon’s Baltimore Read More
Culture Kvetch: On Twitter, Grief is Just Another Meme
When a celebrity dies, Internet users are prompted to author instantaneous mini-memoirs online—but this digital shiva creates a frustrating cycle of one-dimensional, 140-character mourning Read More
Network Jews: Krusty the Clown, Jewish Entertainer on ‘The Simpsons’
The quintessential entertainer, descended from a long line of rabbis and honored in Springfield with a ham and bacon sandwich named after him, on the hit animated show, ‘The Simpsons’ Read More
The Beastie Boys Album That Changed Everything
An appreciation of ‘Paul’s Boutique,’ the groundbreaking 1989 Beastie Boys album that convinced a 17-year-old that white Jewish guys like him could really rock Read More
A Jewish Gymnast’s Balancing Act
An excerpt from Dvora Meyers’ new e-book of essays, ‘Heresy on the High Beam: Confessions of an Unbalanced Jewess’ Read More
The 10 Most Jewish Answers on ‘Jeopardy!’
Current ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Jacob Silverman scours the game show’s archives and finds Jewish inspiration in questions about Talmud, blintzes, and ‘Seinfeld’ Read More
Network Jews: Annie Edison from NBC’s ‘Community’
The buttoned-up, comically sexualized overachiever on NBC’s cult favorite ‘Community’ Read More
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Shoshanna?
In the new HBO series ‘Girls,’ Zosia Mamet’s character, Shoshanna Shapiro, shouldn’t be just a one-dimensional punch line Read More
Network Jews: Schmidt from ‘New Girl’
The hair product-gooping, driving moccasin-wearing scene stealer on Fox’s hit show, ‘New Girl’ Read More
Israeli Street Art Collective Headed to London Gallery
Haifa-based Broken Fingaz Crew following in the footsteps of artists like Banksy, D*face, and Shepard Fairey Read More
