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Chosen Book: “The 188th Crybaby Brigade”

After graduating from college, 24-year-old Joel Chasnoff did something a lot of American Jews joke about, but almost none do: He made his dream of becoming a gun-toting badass real by voluntarily enlisting in t...
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Urban Kvetch: Facebook Activism

Please don't invite me to join your "Stop violence against stray cats in Afghanistan" Facebook group. What, like some senator/Prime minister/mayor will see those 26 members (including your mom) and sa...
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Just a Gigolo

Until his 1999 retirement, Shai Shahar was one of Europe's leading gigolos and the first male escort ever to exhibit himself in an Amsterdam window display. Shai, who grew up in Philadelphia and moved to Israel...
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Running of the Brides

Hundreds of women on the brink of marriage busted through the doors of Filene's Basement in New York City this morning, all hoping to find that perfect wedding dress at the annual bridal blow-out sale. With dre...