From Prussia, With Love
Back in 1906, a ne’er do well Prussian cobbler assembled something resembling an officer’s uniform, commandeered a handful of soldiers, and marched them off to the nearby town of Kopenick where he seized the town treasury and arrested the mayor and treasurer
Bridez to Perform at Diamond Days on July 19
The kind people at Gifted Children Records have provided us with an MP3 from Bridez, the loud and trashed-out San Francisco band playing Diamond Days on Saturday, July 19 at Ghost Town Gallery. The three piece band consists of one guitar player, a drummer and
Daniel Libeskind: The Heeb Interview
Polish-born, New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind first came to the attention of the architecture world when his Jewish museum in Berlin was unveiled in September 2001. Coincidentally, this was just before the World Trade Center was leveled, which
Matador Records 5, Heeb 1
After a brutal six innings filled with strikeouts, errors and assbackward baserunning, Heeb redeemed itself in the final hour of this week’s whiffleball game at Central Park in Manhattan (sponsored by Saucony) by scoring a run and ruining Matador Records’
My Favorite Yenta
Renta-Yenta is a new Yiddish personal assistant service that promises to “help you to get everything done without having to do everything by yourself”.
Everything? Can these yentas give you unsolicited input on your screenplay? Or constantly remind you
What I Do When I’m Supposed to Be…
Sometimes I waste time (gasp!) when I’m supposed to be working. Craigslist provides a plethora of interesting distractions. Not to outgawk Gawker or anything, I urge you to check out this particular personal titled: “WASP seeks Jew for affair.” This may be the
Fedorable?
Evidently, the fedora is back. A favorite of celebs like Britney Spears, Johnny Depp, and Al Capone, the fedora seems to be crowning the crowns of male and female alike. (Oddly enough, however, I’ve seen neither hide nor hair of the topper in Chicago—the
“Please Sir, Kug I Have Some More?”
Yiddishkayt LA recently hosted their second Kugl Kukh-off. The contest was judged by LA Weekly food critic Jonathan Gold, restauranteur and KCRW’s “Good Food” host Evan Kleiman (don’t miss her Angeli Caffe in LA), Senior Associate Editor of Bon Appetit Amy
Ojos Rojos: The Heeb Interview
Claremont, California’s musical son may be Ben Harper and Snoop Dogg may currently reside there, but Ojos Rojos is the new shining light of the quiet college town on the east end of Los Angeles. Ojos Rojos plays at Diamond Days on July 19 at Ghost Town Gallery
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