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Manhattanites Piss on Yisrael Campbell

When I interviewed Yisrael Campbell about his one-man show at the Bleecker Street Theatre, I found the Orthodox convert to be a real mensch. (He did, after all, model for one of our ad creations on short notice...
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Gawker Covers Heeb Politics Issue

Okay, not really. But our fall 2008 issue was spotted at the Gawker offices. Check out the background of this photo of their intern-for-a-day, Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin. Ah, well. Better ...
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Chosen Comedy: Gary Gulman

Gary Gulman became instantly recognizable after two seasons on Last Comic Standing and his run on Dane Cook's Tourgasm. Also, at 6'6", he is a very tall Jew and easy to spot. Gluman tells about the glamorous li...
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Cinema’s Scariest Old Ladies

I finally watched Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell on DVD the other night and haven't been able to get its villain, Sylvia Ganush (Lorna Raver), out of my head. (If you haven't yet seen that witch in action, I don't...
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Chosen Film: _Within the Whirlwind_

In the long tradition of depressing films by and about Jews, director Marleen Gorris presents Within the Whirlwind. Based on Evgenia Ginzburg's memoirs, this film shows the Jewish poetess suffering, starving an...

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