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_Heeb_ Magazine Fake Holocaust Memoir Competition

February 9, 2009

To be sure, false Holocaust memoirs are hardly a recent phenomenon (Next time, Art Spiegelman, do a little research--there was no concentration camp called "Mauschwitz."). But in recent years, they s...

Spinal Tap Turns 25

kbookatz

February 9, 2009

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The greatest fake band in rock 'n roll history is back. Well sorta.The perpetually herpied trio that makes up Spinal Tap--David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls--found it difficult to fill upeven the ...

Spielberg Helps Yiddish Lit Go Digital

MichaelLiss

February 9, 2009

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More than 10,000 works in Yiddish are now available online. The Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library, a joint project between the National Yiddish Book Center and the Internet Archive, has gone live.The col...

Bruce Takes Ticketmaster to Task

MichaelLiss

February 6, 2009

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The Boss sure has been busy. A new album. A Super Bowl half-time show. The announcement of a headlining slot at Bonnaroo. And now a public spat with Ticketmaster.It seems Bruce Springsteen has finally realized ...

Steve Martin: Banjo Man

angela_p

February 6, 2009

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In conjunction with his latest movie, Steve Martin has released an original bluegrass album titled, "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo." I am generally opposed to any actor crossing over ...

I Am A PC

angela_p

February 6, 2009

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Microsoft's Songsmith program was created to score songs to match your voice. There are many, many, many levels of wrongdoing going on in this B.I.G. songsmith'd video. Does Bill Gates even pay attention to wha...

Paris Hilton is Not Ricky Gervais’ British BFF

kbookatz

February 5, 2009

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In an act of sheer wit and absurdity, Ricky Gervais wrote President Obama (otherwise known as O-Bombs) a letter--which is posted on his blog--the otherday petitioning for America to give up Victoria Beckham in ...

_Candy Land_: The Motion Picture?

MichaelLiss

February 5, 2009

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A Transformers movie franchise is one thing. But next up on Hasbro's development slate: A live-action feature based on Candy Land?The first film to be produced in a deal between the game company and Universal, ...

Lux Interior: 1948-2009

February 4, 2009

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Lux Interior, lead singer of the seminal punk/rockabilly band, The Cramps, passed away yesterday. Though not as recognized as Mick Jagger or Iggy Pop, Interior was one of rock 'n' roll's greatest frontmen. Chec...

Jackie Martling: The _Heeb_ Interview

Brian Abrams

February 4, 2009

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For 15 years Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling held the honorable title of Head Writer on The Howard Stern Show. From creating bits to writing quick comebacks for Howard to providing uncontrollable laughter, the L...

“Jewish Junkie” at _Heeb_ Storytelling

February 4, 2009

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Last month at _Heeb_ Storytelling in Hollywood, Noah Jashinski performed a song about his struggle with heroin addiction. You can read about Jashinski's experiences at Beit T'Shuvah, a Los Angeles-based Jewish ...

Another Neuman-Run Mag to Publish Quarterly

jewdar

February 4, 2009

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For years, _Heeb_ publisher Josh Neuman has nursed a certain amount of resentment towards Alfred E. Neuman, A. Because _Mad_ Magazine publishes as a monthly B. Because Josh wants to be the most famous Neuman in...