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Remember this Name: Noa Babayof

In recent months I have found myself being drawn more and more into the new wave of indie music coming out of Israel. But nothing has captured my attention quite like Israeli singer/songwriter Noa Babayof. On ...
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What Are You, Stoned?

The original tablets from the 1956 Charlton Heston classic The Ten Commandments will be auctioned off on July 31st as part of a movie memorable sale in Los Angeles. These props, considered to be among Hollywood...
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Pigging Out

It's no secret that I'm a fan of the forbidden flesh. Be it in a martini, a video game, or wrapped around deep-fried hot dogs, those wonderful strips of bacon provide a flavor and taste that's damn near erotic...
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Buddy Pick

Handsome Jew-hater Mel Gibson has always had a good eye for picking sidekicks. First there was the Feral Kid. Then there was Danny Glover. And over course, there was his main man, JC. Now it looks like Mad...
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Oh Appease!

Gawker's clip of the week is f-ing hilarious, if you can bear to hear this rightwing douchebag shout the word appeaser a hundred times. Classic. And may we just say, Chris Matthews, welcome back. We were sort o...
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Extraordination!

Next week, American Jewish University in Los Angeles will ordain its first black rabbi from sub-Saharan Africa. Gershom Sizomu, the fresh-faced man with a lady-killing smile pictured above, will be taking the r...
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Jewish Cooking

When rabbis are involved in illegal things, such as supervising a kosher meat plant that cooks crystal meth, you just hope the locals get a good deal....
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Roller Mate

Weirdoes from Central Park's bandshell to Venice Beach in Los Angeles have a reason to rejoice: roller skates are back in vogue. Thanks to the Flight of the Conchords' new video, which premiered on youtube, e...
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_Unsettled_ : The _Heeb_ Review

I'll be honest. I didn't know much about the evacuation of Gaza when I hunkered down to watchUnsettled, nor had I heard or read anything about the film itself. Which is probably why I liked it. That and the fac...

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