Heeb is devastated at the loss of comic legend Joan Rivers. Here, from our 2007 "Chosen" issue is the definitive Joan profile. The world is a less-funny place without her.
The market for gimmick books—shtick lit, as it were—has enjoyed a surprising shelf life. There are authors who pledge not to spend money for a year, those who promise to say yes to everything and, of course, th...
It's nearly the weekend after "Rosh Hashana":http://heebmagazine.com/blog/view/351 and if our unanswered emails are any indication, most people have pretty much checked out already. But whether you're entertain...
Our beloved ragamuffin Amy Winehouse "turns 24 today":http://dlisted.com/node/15122. Twenty four? Really? Drugs/anorexia/insanity isn't so good for the looks, I suppose. Anyway, happy birthday, Amy! May the nex...
This week, _Rolling Stone_ spewed out another one of its hyperbolic and dubious round-ups, namely "The 25 Most Outrageous Music Videos":http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/16339647/twentyfive_most_outrageous...
It was reported "yesterday":http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070911/od_afp/netherlandsdrugslaws_070911180903;_ylt=Aqw4RBCWcKr6BgXMz_BabEqs0NUE that Mayor Job Cohen of Amsterdam is pushing for a three-day wait peri...
The _Daily Show_'s Jon Stewart will "return as host for the 2008 Oscar telecast":http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=11763. The switch back to Stewart (who hosted the 2006 Awards) was a decision made by ...
I'd never heard of "Seymour Sheep":http://seamoursheep.com/comics.php?id=8, but he's awfully cute. Then you get to his buddy Marty Mole's visiting relative, "Uncle Abdul":http://www.flickr.com/photos/sevensheav...
Consider this the obligatory 9/11 post.
While "some":http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/11/mueller.bin.laden/ publications are debating the implications of Bin Laden's speech in his recent video tape, "others":htt...