About Amy Schiller
Shamwow Vince: The Hooker-Beating, Nice Jewish Informercial Pitch Man You’re Looking For
Many great artists are destroyed by the burden of their talents. When fame and fortune take their toll, stars ranging from Kurt Cobain to Ray Charles to Marilyn Monroe turn to sex and drugs to fill the void. Their unfulfilled … Read More
MIA’s Globalized Baby Bump
Whether you were aware of MIA’s pregnancy before Sunday’s Grammys or not, well, you are now. Girl is huge, and still rockin out, g-d bless. Something tells me that if her maternity wear looks like this she won’t become some … Read More
Brandeis University Goes from “Liberal Arts” to Just “Liberal”
My university is closing its world-class art museum and selling the collection to meet a budget shortfall. Brandeis University- a bastion of liberal arts and intellectual inquiry, an institution whose motto is "truth unto its innermost parts"- is selling off … Read More
The Least Kosher Thing Ever
We’ve all made those jokes, spinning out the thread of ever-increasing absurdity, layering hypothetical violation on top of hypothetical violation, all to determine: What is the least kosher meal you could possibly eat? Are we talkin’ shrimp wrapped in prosciutto … Read More
Breaking News: Jewish Grandparents “All Booked,” Too Busy for Granddaughter
Fact: I have four awesome grandparents. This is easily the luckiest thing about my life, particularly considering they are all active, healthy (phoo phoo phoo), smart, funny, generous, and engaging people. Fact: I am easily the coolest of all of … Read More
Dayenu, Obama
If you were only a successful American politician with the name Barack Hussein Obama- Dayenu If you were only the first black major party presidential nominee- Dayenu If you were only a candidate who applied a community organizer’s perspective to … Read More