Strange, Butt True
That hairdo is good for more than hiding drugs and shivs, it can back up a mean headbutt too. Good thing, considering Winehouse may be joining her husband in prison soon. British police have launched a formal i...
Kristol Balls
Just when we thought the Jewish vote was definitely going to Obama, here comes Republican and sometimes war correspondent (although he never actually appears anywhere near a war) Bill Kristol stumping for McCai...
Inaugural Slow Food Seder
Well, Michael Pollan sends his apologies (seriously), but a number of other local foodie types will be dropping some knowledge at Heeb's inaugural Slow Food Seder. For the last time, yes, there will be haggadah...
_Strange Culture_: The _Heeb_ Review
I hate it when film reviews are basically synopses, but you need some background on this one. What a fucking story. This artist Steve Kurtz, has been working for years with a collective that blends science and ...
If Only Eliot Spitzer Had Been a Graduate of John School Instead of Harvard
According to a soon-to-be-released study by the U.S. Department of Justice, "johns" who attend a "john school" are thirty percent less likely to pay for sex again. The john school concept be...
Our Passover
The blogosphere is on fire with Passover stories and new spins on the seder. Chow posted a Southern Seder menu, the Daily Green did a Sustainable Passover story with help from the folks at The Jew and The Carro...
Reach Out and Torch Someone
I don't protest much. At least not in the active, paint a sign and march with it sort of way. But every once in awhile when people take to the streets and shut down traffic in San Francisco I am immensely proud...
Gayle Pirie and John Clark: The _Heeb_ Interview
Chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark are Slow Food legends, with long stints at Chez Panisse and Zuni Cafe and two cookbooks (Country Egg, City Egg and Williams Sonoma Bride & Groom Cookbook) to their names. No...
Barry Louis Polisar: The _Heeb_ Interview
You may have grown up with Barry Louis Polisar's books or songs. He is the author of such classics as Insect Soup and Don't Do That, as well as popular children's songs, including "Don't Put Your Finger up...
Mile Chai 700 Club
I sometimes forget that Evangelical Christians make pilgrimages to Jerusalem. Thankfully El Al, Israel's national airline, does not. The airline recently held its third annual Christian Advisory Board meetin...
Formula Bum
Scandalous orgies seem more Nascar than Formula One, but just when we thought it was safe to stereotype, here comes Max Mosley proving us wrong. The President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ...
