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Chosen Music: fun.

Chosen Music: fun.

fun.'s Jack Antonoff takes a break from the indie-pop band's never-ending tour schedule to talk to Heeb. Needless to say, our chat was fun.
The Passion of the Hitler: The World's Most Prolific Downfall  Parodist Speaks

The Passion of the Hitler: The World’s Most Prolific Downfall Parodist Speaks

This anonymous filmmaker has created hundreds of videos mixing Hitler's ouburst with other pop culture memes.
New Film Commandment Keepers Explores History of Black Jews

New Film Commandment Keepers Explores History of Black Jews

Marlaine Glickman presents her film in progress this Tuesday, April 17 at 92Y.
Watch Lena Dunham's First Short Film

Watch Lena Dunham’s First Short Film

Before Lena Dunham had an HBO series and a breakout film, she made videos on the Internet. Here's one from 2006.
11 Twitter Reactions to Drake Being Black and Jewish

11 Twitter Reactions to Drake Being Black and Jewish

Drake's Jewishness and blackness are, apparently, always in question.
Joe Eszterhas to Mel Gibson: "You Hate Jews"

Joe Eszterhas to Mel Gibson: “You Hate Jews”

Did you hear the one about the screenwriter behind Mel Gibson's Maccabee epic sending a letter outlining how much of a raving anti-Semite the actor actually is?
Exclusive: Hear Gary Shteyngart Read Etgar Keret's New Book

Exclusive: Hear Gary Shteyngart Read Etgar Keret’s New Book

Listen to an exclusive track from Etgar Keret's forthcoming Suddenly A Knock on the Door audiobook read by Gary Shteyngart.
Drake Gets Re-Bar Mitzvah'd in New Music Video

Drake Gets Re-Bar Mitzvah’d in New Music Video

While the rest of the Jewish world was stuffing itself with Matzah, Drake dropped a music video in which he gets re-Bar Mitzvah'd. Mazel Tov.
Act Out Your Feelings with The Passover Puppet Haggadah

Act Out Your Feelings with The Passover Puppet Haggadah

It's the last minute before Passover and you've suddenly decided you want to run a Seder. Perhaps this Puppet Hagaddah will help you work through your frustration
Translating God and Others: An Interview with Nathan Englander

Translating God and Others: An Interview with Nathan Englander

Author Nathan Englander talks to Heeb about his irreligiosity, the difference between Etgar Keret and God and how you don't have to be a Jedi to watch Star Wars.
Chosen Books: New American Haggadah

Chosen Books: New American Haggadah

This coming passover, everything will be illuminated at the seder table with Jonathan Safran Foer's new Haggadah.
Exclusive: A Smorgasbord of Art and Comics Celebrating Harvey Pekar's Yiddishkeit

Exclusive: A Smorgasbord of Art and Comics Celebrating Harvey Pekar’s Yiddishkeit

Heeb Comix Editor Jeff Newelt walks us through Harvey Pekar and Co.'s Yiddishkeit and artist Sara Lautman provides charming exclusive illustrations.