News stories, conveniently aggregated and arranged to help you look down your nose at your less-informed collegues.

• Corrupt incumbent Senator Ted Stevens has lost his reelection campaign in Alaska.
• Massachusetts Governor and former candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Mitt Romney writes in a New York Times Op-Ed that the government should not bail out American car companies.
• Recession? The Pirate City of Eyl is thriving in Somalia.
• From FOXNews.com: "Report: Girl in 'Cinderella' Situation Raped, Beaten With Thorny Rose Stems." The story mentions that the aforementioned girl was also beaten with frozen hot dogs; I'm not sure exactly why that detail wasn't worked into the headline.
• A magician in Iowa is suing Martha Stewart after losing a finger while adjusting a lawn chair manufactured by Stewart's company.
• Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez have been indicted in Texas; Cheney for alleged shady business dealings, while Gonzales is being accused of interfering with an investigation over the beating of an inmate.
• Dustin Pedroia topped his fiery Hebrew teammate, Kevin Youkilis, to win the American League MVP award.
• The EPA is apparently tired of all that fresh air America's national parks have been enjoying, proposing new legislation that eases air-quality restrictions in areas around parks.

 

 

Passover has taken quite a hit this year: First Manischewitz announced that it wasn’t going to produce any Tam Tams this year, and then Charlton “Moses” Heston passed on to that great gun range in the sky. Luckily, Jewcy’s here to help you cope. We’ve rounded up everything we’ve ever run on Pesach, then salted the mix liberally with some helpful links from outside sources. Need something you don’t see here? Leave a comment, and our readers just might be able to help you out.

THE BASICS

Not totally solid on the whole no-bread thing? Curious about whether having a Iraqi grandmother means you're allowed to eat rice? My Jewish Learning provides all the background information you could possibly need, while Interfaithfamily.com offers resources for Pesach and Easter.

THE SEDER

• How To: Clean For Passover
• Must Have: Laura Cowan's Space Age Seder Plate
• 5 Alternative Seder Styles for a Personalized Passover
• Must Have: The Passover Box of Questions
  
• Ganja is Off the Seder Plate
  

THE TEXT

• We Rate Ten Haggadahs
• Saying Dayenu to the Maxwell House Haggadah
  

THE FOOD

• Dozens of Recipes from the Jew York Times
• This Passover, Forget Your Bouillon Cubes
• Manischewitz Screwed Up, Passover's Gonna Suck
• Passover with Martha Stewart

THE MEANING

• Passover: The Extra Day is YOUR Day
• Counting the Omer
• Slate Explains Why Easter Doesn't Overshadow Passover
• Slate Looks at What the Passover Seder Reveals About InterfaithCouples

THE REST

• Passover: The Most S&M Jewish Holiday
• Seder Behind Bars
• Hump Day Art: Modern Day Exodus
• Clip of the Week: Jewish Mothers Behaving Badly
• Must Have: Alternative Jewish Grooves for Passover

 

 

Retro bride: a sewing pattern from the 70sWhile your taste has probably evolved beyond a veil made of a pillowcase and dandelions, the DIY spirit of childhood can still apply to a grown-up wedding. Here are some tips for the crafty brides (and grooms) out there:

• From Martha Stewart, a custom made pouch to hold the glass that the groom smashes at the end of the ceremony.
• The Knot explains the basics of creating a homemade floral centerpiece.
• Take DIY a step further by sewing your own wedding dress using these vintage patterns.
• Finally, here’s a guide to making your own chuppah, and new uses for the canopy after the wedding.

Martha Stewart and Howard Stern: A match made in media heaven.This oughta be interesting. Starpulse News Blog reports:

SIRIUS Satellite Radio just announced that Howard Stern will interview Marth Stewart for the first time as she celebrates the one-year anniversary of her SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel -- Martha Stewart Living Radio -- with a visit to "The Howard Stern" Show on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 AM ET.

I predict mistletoe will end up in inappropriate places.

Howard Stern To Interview Martha Stewart [Starpulse News Blog]