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Studio to Russell Crowe: “Hold the Ham!”

I've always had the theory that the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood's conniving, tax-hiking nemesis) wore a six-pointed star. So, I was disappointed to find out that he is now being denied his long overdue s...
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Not Your Bubbe’s Mormonism

Some people may have complained about our swimsuit calendar, but at least they keep their opinions in the realm of mature discourse. It looks like the Mormons take a different approach: the creator of the recen...
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In Defense of Mr. Morgenstern

It's not safe to say anything negative about the Dark Knight in public for fear of facing the fan-boy-mafia firing squad, lined up to pop their juicy zits on you. Wall Street Journal film critic Joe Morgenstern...
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_W’s_ White Trash Trailer

A few months back, some academics were up in arms about Oliver Stone's upcoming presidential satire W, with Josh Brolin (above) in the title role. BFD. The totally awesome teaser went web live a few days ago. P...
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Summer Issue Release Party

Join us on Thursday, July 31 for our Summer Issue Release Party at Bowery Electric (327 Bowery) in Manhattan from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. And definitely show up the first hour for a few free helpings of Heeb Punch, c...
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In Case You Missed Diamond Days

Diamond Days Fest 2008 started off with a mellow Thursday evening show at Mama Buzz cafe in Oakland, CA. Emily Jane White gave Cat Power and Emily Haines a run for their money with soulful vocals and power pian...
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Putting the JAP in Japanese

On the first day at Comic-Con in San Diego, the guy at the Gama-Go booth was wearing this t-shirt. When _Heeb_ writer Pamela Chelin asked him about it, he told her that the company discontinued manufacturing it...
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Going Postville

For those Heebonists hailing from the heartland and looking for something good to do this Sunday (by which we mean actual "good" as opposed to fun, exciting, or requiring a subsequent dose of antibiot...
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_American Teen_: The _Heeb_ Review

By Julia Young American Teen, the new documentary from Academy Award nominee Nanette Burstein, follows the lives of five teens in their senior year of High School in Warsaw, Indiana. One-by-one, we meet the joc...