Jason Diamond

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Al Pacino in the Brooklyn Shtetl

Did Al Pacino find out he had conversos in his family tree?  The Godfather star…

Elvis Costello Bails on Free Trip to Israel

Elvis Costello is bailing out on shows planned in Israel this summer. From The Forward:…

Tuesday Playlist: New A-Trak, Yo La Tengo, and Lost Soul

After listening to "Dirty South Dance 2", the newest mixtape by Montreal DJ and turntablist,…

The Only Thing I Like About Animal Collective

I recently told a friend that Panda Bear’s solo stuff was the only Animal Collective-related…

Attack of the WASPy Jews

Confession:  Every spring I go buy a new pair of Sperry Top-Sider’s, I drink a…

The Weekly Yiderati: Joshua Cohen’s Drunk Friends, Letters From Lipsyte, A Jew Forgives T.S. Eliot, and More

Joshua Cohen’s friends drink too much.  Only Joanna Smith Rakoff can make a book about…

Announcing: The Big Jewcy

            The thing I look forward to most as the…

Anne Frank Gets Rejected

I go to the McSweeney’s site for my daily dose of literary yucks.  Dave Eggers…