Arts & Culture
Woody Allen Reads a Pitch for the Best Fake Movie Ever
Instant blockbuster concept features sociopathic mice, Ponzi schemes, a tailor named Abe the Ripper, and a hot blond biologist named April Foxglove Read More
Network Jews: Rachel Berry from FOX’s ‘Glee’
The solo-hogging, Barbra Streisand-obsessed, Jewish superstar-in-training on Fox’s high school show choir chronicle Read More
Listen to Regina Spektor’s New Album, ‘What We Saw from the Cheap Seats’
The Russian-born singer first experimented with songwriting in high school, making up songs while hiking in Israel on a summer trip Read More
Gilbert Gottfried Reads ‘50 Shades of Grey,’ Grosses Out the Entire World
The comedian and voice actor puts his own spin on E.L. James’ popular erotic novel with an over-the-top reading that is definitely NSFW Read More
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Latest Film, ‘The Dictator,’ Disappoints Critics
Sacha Baron Cohen is back, this time as Admiral General Aladeen of the fictional republic of Wadiya in ‘The Dictator,’ and critics aren’t impressed. Read More
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
