21 Jump Street is Sorta Kinda Worth Seeing Jonathan Poritsky March 13, 2012 Culture, Film 2 Believe it or not, the rebooted 21 Jump Street is actually a good time.
SXSW ’12 Film Review: Funeral Kings Jonathan Poritsky March 12, 2012 Culture, Film 2 Catholic, Jewish...what's the difference? In this film about angsty altar boys, childhood badness is a universal theme.
Matisyahu Goes Blonde Mark Dommu March 12, 2012 Culture 8 Matisyahu's shedding of Hasidic trappings continues
SXSW ’12 Film Review: Welcome to the Machine Jonathan Poritsky March 12, 2012 Culture, Film 1 Welcome to the Machine is a film about the technology in our lives and whether or not we put our humanity at stake by embracing it.
Celine Dion Craves Kosher Meat Chicky March 9, 2012 Culture 4 The Canadian singer realizes the quickest way to a Jew's heart is through his stomach.
Crooks and Schnooks Shmarya Rosenberg March 8, 2012 Books, Israel, News, Non-fiction, Politics 2 Israeli pol says Reform Jews are 'anti-Semites,' a baby dies from a haredi penis-sucking circumcision ritual, sex trafficker wears yarmulke to court.
A Purim Bad Mitzvah with Deathrow Tull Regina Bresler March 7, 2012 Culture, Music The band Deathrow Tull celebrates Purim in NYC.
Jeff Goldblum to Play Sarah Silverman’s Ex on NBC Pilot Jonathan Poritsky March 5, 2012 Culture, TV 4 The old rule of television programming: two Jews are better than one.
Don’t See Chico & Rita jewdar March 1, 2012 Film 8 Chico & Rita did not win Best Animated Feature Film. Jewdar explains in great detail why not.
Filmmaker Joseph Cedar Talks Movies, Talmud and Committees Jonathan Poritsky February 24, 2012 Culture, Film Oscar-nominated Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar took time out of his schedule to discuss his new film, Footnote, who should go and check out his work and his flat out contempt for committees.
Celebrating Ten Years of Heeb: The Joshua Neuman Era jewdar February 24, 2012 Culture 2 The colorful reign of the magazine's enfant terrible
Joseph Goebbels Looks Back on Ten Years of Heeb Magazine Oliver Noble February 23, 2012 Culture, Videos 3 A revealing documentary on the rise of Heeb Magazine