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Beardly Legal

Jews, Muslims and Nazarenes have banded together to sue a Washington D.C. fire department over its new ban on beards, which is reportedly being instated for safety reasons.Personally, I think if these guys want...
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Master of No One’s Domain

Even his faithful four-eyed fans must finally swallow the fact that Jerry Seinfeld is no longer a relevant pop culture icon. As if "Bee Movie" wasn't enough to prove his waning appeal (and misguided e...
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No Funnye Stuff

Barack Obama's identity seems to keep getting more complicated. He's got a shepherd Islamic father, a white Kansan mother, a borderline crazy pastor. And now: a rabbi inlaw. Turns out Michelle Obama's cousin, R...
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The Dude Accessorizes

Give it up to the boys at the West Coast toy company Bif Bang Pow for paying attention to detail. Since Lebowski Fest is headed to NYC in November, I'm sure I'm not the only Yid in town who will need to gear u...
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Power of the Press

So who is the most powerful entertainment writer in the world today? Survey says....Jewdar! Just a few hours after yours truly excoriated the organizers of Monday's anti-Ahmadinejad rally for inviting Sarah Pal...
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Party Like it Was 36 C.E.

Saturday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. is your chance to repent for allegedly shafting his holy of holies (and more likely relish in the change of seasons from freakin hot to randomly cold, and freakin cold to randomly...
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Babe: Pig in the City

Next Monday at the UN, a frightening figure who blends religious zealotry with grossly corrupt politcal demagoguery will be making a most unwelcome appearance at the UN. We speak, of course, of Sarah Palin, who...
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Suspicious Packages

For those of us who have been concerned for Israel's safety as of late, fret no more. Israel has implemented a six-month trial program fusing science, security and, um, dog shit.Beginning this week, Tel-Aviv su...
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Santino Rice: The _Heeb_ Interview

By Shira LevineCrocs sales have plummeted over the past few months, notes The Jewish Community Online. Like virtually every financial institution in the U.S. it seems, Crocs in all of their water-resistant glor...
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_Heeb_ Fall Music Preview

What's on the jewkbox at _Heeb_? We're glad you asked that question. Okkervil RiverThe Stands-InsJagjaguwar RecordsSaying that Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff is the best songwriter in rock right now might s...
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Joogs

While the Williamsburg Hasids are dealing with the issue of scantly clad women in their neighborhoods by whining to the town board, Ultra-Orthodox vigilantes in Jerusalem have taken a slightly more direct appro...
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Red Julius

Convicted spy Morton Sobell's recent admission that he was, in fact, justly convicted, and that Julius Rosenberg was a spy as well, can hopefully provide some closure on one of the worst episodes in Jewish male...

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