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Not Just Another Brick in the Wall: Newark’s Mayor Booker Stars in New Sundance Channel Documentary

September 21, 2009

"The worst that the audience will think is that defines the city. The best that will happen is that the people will act as a lens ," says Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, as he addresses the Bloo...

_Heeb_ Best of 5769: Film

Liz

September 21, 2009

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The lunar calendar finished its cycle and the Jewish year 5769 became 5770, so we decided to use the opportunity to reflect upon the best films of the lunar year 5769.1. Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein Company)...

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Schmaltzy the Cat

September 18, 2009

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AlwaysPartying: Jewish Beef Brisket (Always Hungry) Happy Park(ing) Day! (Gothamist)So, is Moby Dick the Man or the Whale? (Agent Bedhead) The U.S.M.C. Have Big Boats with Big Motherfuckin' Guns on 'Em (The Dai...

Heeb Best of 5769: Books

Abby

September 18, 2009

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To call Macrophenomenal the best book ever written about basketball is like calling Citizen Kane the best film ever made about a wealthy media magnate with a mustache. Created by the editors of the 4-year-old w...

_Heeb_ Best of 5769: Music

Liz

September 18, 2009

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Listen to our picks for 5769's best albums and turn Rosh Hashanah into New Year's Rockin' Eve (sampler playlist after the jump) . 1. Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella Records) Let's try to forget...

_Heeb_ Best of 5769: Comics

Liz

September 18, 2009

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There's just a few hours before the Jewish year 5769 becomes 5770, so we're using the opportunity to reflect upon the best comics the past year had to offer.1. The Complete Essex County by Jeff Lemire (Top Shel...

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Liz

September 18, 2009

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Giraffe In Toys R Us Ads, Films Dies at Boston Zoo (Oh No They Didn't)Stop Whining Already (Agent Bedhead) Kanye West Apology Generator (The Daily What) If Amazon Suggestions Told the Truth (Screen Junki...

_Heeb_ Best of 5769: Television

Liz

September 17, 2009

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There's just a few days left before the Ladies of '69 calendar comes off the wall and the Jewish year 5769 becomes 5770. We're considering fireworks and a night of pickpocketing in Times Square, but instead w...

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Liz

September 16, 2009

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Sounds Like a Great First Date Movie (Agent Bedhead)President Obama Calling Kanye West A Jackass (The Daily What) Michael Douglas to Play Liberace (Film Drunk) Rachel Maddow Caves to the Billionaires (Billionai...

Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

September 16, 2009

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In anticipation of the second annualEugene Mirman Comedy Festival, which opens tomorrow in Brooklyn and countsHeeb as one of its sponsors, I thought it appropriate to watch a clip of one of my favorite particip...

Stuff Hipsters Hate: _Flight of the Conchords_

September 16, 2009

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At first, Bret and Jemaine brought to American television a certain lovableness, a childlike vulnerability, that je ne c'est quoi ("Et le musique dance? Et le discotheque!"). The cool kids ate up the ...

Patrick Swayze Passes Away

Kammie

September 15, 2009

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Whoopi Goldberg, can you hear me? I need you. Patrick Swayze has died for real and I want you to channel him like you did in Ghost. We don't have to do the pottery wheel thing, but maybe we could just dirty dan...