A Modest Proposal for the “Vanishing American Jew”
Inside the world of polyamorous Jews
Urban Kvetch: Giving A Sandwich To A Homeless Guy
Giving A Sandwich To A Homeless Guy
How generous of you to offer that homeless guy the crappy half-eaten sandwich rolled up in foil at the bottom of your $595 Coach leather duffel bag. I can't imagine why they...
Urban Kvetch: Guys Who Put Their Hand On Your Back As They Pass In A Crowded Party
Guys Who Put Their Hand On Your Back As They Pass In A Crowded Party
This party is packed and it's hard to get over to the bar, so I know just what you should do: Take your sweaty paw and touch the magic littl...
Urban Kvetch: Flaunt Magazine
Flaunt Magazine
We were actually kind of flattered when we heard about your Jewish Issue—after all, we've been giving the lowdown on the hoedown between Jewish and popular cultures for the past five years. The...
Urban Kvetch: Five Minutes Away
Five Minutes Away
Where do you get the nerve to tell me that you're only "five minutes away" when you already told me you were "five minutes away" 15 minutes ago? Can you at least tell me how much longer you'l...
Urban Kvetch: “New York Times” Columnist Deborah Solomon
New York Times Columnist Deborah Solomon
Grouchy journalism, thy name is Deborah Solomon. I'm all for writers having their own voice, but Solomon's interview style is akin to that of an angry heckler sitting i...
Urban Kvetch: People Who Tell You Their Dreams
People Who Tell You Their Dreams
So you dreamt you were underneath the Eiffel Tower wearing a wedding dress and holding a key in your hand. And now you're asking me what I think it means. I think it means you'...
Jouchebags
Although we at Heeb demonstrate our love for the panoplies of mosaics of rainbows that is New York-area Ashkenazi Jewry (plus that one Persian girl with the adorable English accent), our detractors often label us "self-hating." The truth is, however, that we are inordinately and completely irrationally fond of ourselves. But that doesn't mean that we feel the same about all our fellow tribesmen and women. Below are some of the Jews from past and present who we absolutely love to hate.
The Good Fight
Noa Sattath isn't afraid to cry. Though Israeli and hardly unfamiliar with Orthodox Jerusalem's animosity toward all things gay, the 30-year-old lesbian activist has been known to shed a tear or two.
Her mos...
Dogma
*If those paparazzi photos from the red carpet are any indication, the rhinestone collar of yesteryear simply won't do it for today's fashion hound… or her dog. To meet a growing need, pet designers are creatin...
Epic Trip
Testament, by media theorist and culture critic Doug Rushkoff and Liam Sharp, is serialized as a monthly comic book from DC/Vertigo and then collected into a graphic novel every five or six issues — Testame...
_Heeb_ Hookups
Ever since we started doing business five years ago, you've been telling us to start our own dating site. We hope this fashion shoot makes you happy, you horny little devils.
