Eastern Promises
Amy Winehouse flies to Israel and checks herself into a "renowned" addiction treatment program. I always thought that "Promised Land" sounded like a rehab clinic. ...
Make Porn, Not War
After discovering Parpar1.com it becomes very difficult to talk about "launching a rocket into the Gaza Strip" or "an occupier pullout" without bursting into an uncontrollable fit of giggles. The Israeli based...
Nicht Nicht
On the heels of California's getting down with same-sex marriages, comedian Sascha Baron Cohen (as gay fashionista Bruno) decided to go after the Governator himself for the sexy details. Unfortunately, when app...
Jewish American Pastime?
Before this year's baseball season started, we predicted that the ill-fated Chicago Cubs would go to the World Series for the first time in 70 years. Nearly two months into the season, they lead the National Le...
Is That a Yellow Card or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
American artist Spencer Tunick's latest installation has me a bit creeped out. Attempting to capture "the spirit of sports," by assembling a massive group of naked Austrians in a Vienna soccer stadium...
_Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull_: The _Heeb_ Review
By Steven LolliIt's been 19 years since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and 27 years since Steven Spielberg introduced us to the intrepid, quick-with-a-quip archaeologist, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones...
Remember this Name: Noa Babayof
In recent months I have found myself being drawn more and more into the new wave of indie music coming out of Israel. But nothing has captured my attention quite like Israeli singer/songwriter Noa Babayof. On ...
What Are You, Stoned?
The original tablets from the 1956 Charlton Heston classic The Ten Commandments will be auctioned off on July 31st as part of a movie memorable sale in Los Angeles. These props, considered to be among Hollywood...
_Heavy Metal in Baghdad_: The _Heeb_ Review
By Jed Oelbaum Acrassicauda - the only metal band in Iraq - may not be very good, but what they lack in talent, they more than make up for in balls. You see, being a headbanger in Baghdad ain't easy, what wit...
Buddy Pick
Handsome Jew-hater Mel Gibson has always had a good eye for picking sidekicks. First there was the Feral Kid. Then there was Danny Glover. And over course, there was his main man, JC. Now it looks like Mad...
Oh Appease!
Gawker's clip of the week is f-ing hilarious, if you can bear to hear this rightwing douchebag shout the word appeaser a hundred times. Classic. And may we just say, Chris Matthews, welcome back. We were sort o...
Extraordination!
Next week, American Jewish University in Los Angeles will ordain its first black rabbi from sub-Saharan Africa. Gershom Sizomu, the fresh-faced man with a lady-killing smile pictured above, will be taking the r...
