Noa’s Arc
It all started with a bat mitzvah. HBO's latest drama, In Treatment, that is. The series (premiering tonight), about a psychotherapist (Gabriel Byrne) and his regular patients, is based on the Israeli hit Be' T...
Wise Crack
Amy Winehouse's parents Mitch (above) and Janis come to the rescue and check their 24-year old daughter into rehab....
Smoke Signals
Amy Winehouse caught smoking crack. Is it just me, or does Britain need a Dr. Phil? ...
Please Sir, Can I Have Some Less?
One week from today, the fourth annual "Limmud NY":http://www.limmudny.org/ will take place at the Nevele Grande Resort in the Catskill Mountains. We can't guarantee what lies in store for you at this conferenc...
Radar = Jewdar?
If you haven't seen the December/January 2008 edition of _Radar_ featuring an "all dolled up" Nicole Kidman on its cover, you're missing some precious MOT morsels:
First of all, you miss Fabio for the first...
Neil Confessions
"Neil Diamond reveals":http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20161660,00.html that President Kennedy's daughter Caroline was the inspiration for his 40-year-old hit "Sweet Caroline." No truth to the rumor tha...
Something to Sneeze At
First, Mel Gibson, then Ann Coulter, now it's Halle Berry.
In the latest installment of _Gotcha: The Game of Jewish Paranoia_, Halle Berry "apologized yesterday":http://blackvoices.aol.com/blogs/2007/10/23/...
Just Say Na
"_Just Say Nu_":http://www.amazon.com/Just-Say-Nu-Yiddish-Occasion/dp/0312364628/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-0292499-2226507?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192671694&sr=1-1 (St. Martin's), the follow-up to Michael Wex's cultural...
Half-Time Show
In this week's "_New York_ Mag":http://nymag.com/movies/features/38323/, Gwyneth Paltrow talks about playing an overbearing pain in the ass in brother Jake's first film "_The Good Night_":http://www.thegoodnig...
Sikh of it All
The New York City Mayor's Office proclaimed this week "Sikh Heriage Week" to recognize the rich diversity, history and culture of the Sikh people. These are tough times for the Sikhs, who find themselves increa...
Israel’s Lip Injection
We last saw Jared of the Black Lips (far right, not the zebra) in July at the "Diamond Days Festival.":http://www.heebmagazine.com/blog/view/253 This month you can check him out (along with the rest of the ban...
Perry’s a Looza?
Earlier today, _Spin_ Magazine and "Music Nation":www.MusicNation.com announced that they will be collaborating on a new project called The Hot Pursuit, "an online rock challenge" aimed at discovering the "next...
