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Eat, Drink and be Merry (or Happy)

In our continuing holiday coverage, we look at TimeOutNY.com which "lists":http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/24783/eight-great-nights-of-entertainment holiday-themed (and egg nog-free) events for...
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Latke Lessons

Around this time of the year, kitchen cretins like yours truly tend to whip up latkes from "the same old recipe":http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/side/potatoes/latkes.html, but a wealth of alternatives to t...
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Gawk No More

Earlier today, Gawker's Emily Gould, editor of the site and a _Heeb_ 100 "member":http://heeb100.com/newmedia.html, "quit":http://gawker.com/news/accidents-will-happen/a-long-dark-early-evening-of-the-soul-with...
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Pope Impious

_PulpHope_ (AdHouse Books, 2007), modern mythmaker and comic-art giant Paul Pope's new 250-page graphic monograph is part autobiography, part retrospective and part pornographic sketchbook. The oversized volume...
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On to the Next Holiday…

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Just in case you're not quite ready to move on to the next holiday (which begins next week!), here's an "interview":http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/thisHa...
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Playing the Race Card No More

For the past few years, sending out Kwanzaa cards has been perhaps my favorite holiday season ritual. As recently as three years ago, I would waltz into the local Barnes & Noble and be able to choose between ne...
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Who? Who? Who?

"Sarah Silverman":http://www.heebmagazine.com/articles/view/20 graced the cover of our Sex Issue. "Jeremy Piven":http://www.heebmagazine.com/articles/view/12 struck a pose for our Money Issue. "Jonah Hill":http...
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Giving Thanks

Not since Mandy Patinkin and Barbra "locked payis":http://www.bjsmusic.com/Yentl15/ has there been a collaboration between Jewish legends even remotely approaching this one.The Master of the Universe must have ...
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Neil Confessions

"Neil Diamond reveals":http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20161660,00.html that President Kennedy's daughter Caroline was the inspiration for his 40-year-old hit "Sweet Caroline." No truth to the rumor tha...
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Supporting Israel Suddenly Has New Meaning

Who knew one month ago when England were "1-0 up against Russia":http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7047394.stm, that the key to their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008 would ultimately lie...
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Jesus Saves, Moses Makes Viral Videos

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule (of "I Kissed a Girl" fame) has "announced a contest":http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/jill_sobule/129/jesus-was-a-dreidel-spinner-a-video-contest to find the best music video for ...