RASL Dazzle
The most highly anticipated comic book in years (aside from the sequel to Frank Miller's Dark Knight) doesn't feature superheroes, nor is it published by Marvel or DC. No, the title that's got graphic novel-hea...
Best Femmes Forever
Fanny Brice, Molly Picon and Theda Bara were pioneering Jewish stars of film's Silent and Golden Eras. We imagine them as BFFs in these gorgeous fashion photos by Doron Gild.
Hijinx
Comic artist Neil Kleid shows readers the truth behind the secret to our success.
Things Fall Apart
It's easy to mistake Etgar Keret for light reading. With Keret, four pages is an epic tale—most of his stories weigh in at five or six paragraphs. But brevity and levity are not the same, and nowhere is this mo...
As Time Goes By
For writer Michael Green, Casablanca was more than just a great film. It was the only thing tying him to a bygone romance with his high school tutor.
Joanna Angel: The _Heeb_ Interview
Ever since our office screening of Joanna Angel's latest DVD, Not Another Porn Movie, interest in the porn star's career has peaked among coworkers. We tracked down the impish Jewess (and cover girl for our Pho...
Drunken Donuts
This past Sunday in Fremont, New Hampshire, a Christian woman on her way to Bible study class was arrested for DWI with a blood-alcohol level above .16. She also, as the local paper put it, "failed to nego...
Umanic Panic
El Al was helpless when a riot broke out on its flight to Kiev on Sunday morning. Apparently, a group of Chasidim traveling to the grave of Rav Nachman in Uman became enraged when the flight started to show a f...
Twice Baked
Dave Itzkoff on the two Jewish guys from New Jersey who
created the funniest Asian-American characters in contemporary cinema.
created the funniest Asian-American characters in contemporary cinema.
David vs. Goliath
After the success of The Passion of the Christ, critics forecasted a Second Coming of Christian blockbusters. Well, a funny thing happened on the way to the rapture. Eric Kohn investigates.
Mittens, Anyone?
Somewhere in heaven, an angel is gently prying the rifle away from a pair of cold dead hands. ...
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...
