Today, more than at any other point in history, the Jews are confronted by a world of uncertainties. Spin the globe and watch the countries whirl by—a nuclear Iran, Israel besieged by terrorists, the rising tide of antisemitism in France, rampant intermarriage in America—the list goes on and on. Not only can no one predict...

Yes, you’re very impressive because you’ve seen _The Family Guy_ episode “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein” and all of _The Simpsons_ episodes with Krusty the Clown. But before you give yourself that congratulatory gold star, maybe you should read this and learn the sorts of things about the world of Jewish cartoon characters that...

*Our Krum* We’ve loved David Krumholtz for years, not just for his stellar work in films like _Ten Things I Hate About You_, but also because with his nose and name, he’s living proof that you don’t need to fake it to make it in Tinseltown (take note, Michael Ian Schwartz). Thus, we’re tickled beyond...

With old-school standbys like _The Real World_ and _Road Rules_ and next generation iterations like _The Hills_ and _Engaged & Underaged_, reality television has always been MTV’s bread and butter. But maybe the network is realizing that its audience is tired of watching rich kids party and swap spit. They want fart jokes, they want...

Arab-Americans are the persecuted minority group of the moment, but are they also becoming the coolest?

Amy Krouse Rosenthal dives into the brain of tween literary icon Judy Blume, whose books redefined puberty for a generation of adoring girls.

Bob Saget was once TV's perfect father. Now he's a cult-classic auteur and the nastiest stand-up comedian on stage today. Jeff Rubin investigates.

It's been years since you drank bug juice, played capture the flag or went on a panty raid, but that doesn't mean you can't dress the part.

To enter the lair of Noah Lyon is to walk into a world where Day-Glo paint holds court, and an endless stream of buttons, stickers and photocopies flow freely. You are immediately engulfed in Lyon’s bedroom-turned-viewing-area and hallway-turned-rotating-gallery installation, a throwback to the ’90s and reminiscent of _Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test_ imagery. The walls are...

New fiction by Amanda McCormick explores the fraught relationship between Jane, her daughter Aggie and the theory of evolution.

Quick, name a member of the emo-pop band Fall Out Boy that isn’t Pete Wentz. Stumped? Unbeknownst to many casual fans, the Chicago-based rock sensation actually has three other members. Just because Patrick Stump (vocals), Andy Hurley (drums), and Joe Trohman (guitar) aren’t dating Ashlee Simpson, running a record label, opening a bar in downtown...