Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
There is no way David Berman could have known the path he would set himself on in merely naming his band. As a young man at the University of Virginia, Berman began writing his songs: soliloquies left on friend...
My Favorite Yenta
Renta-Yenta is a new Yiddish personal assistant service that promises to "help you to get everything done without having to do everything by yourself". Everything? Can these yentas give you unsolicited input on...
What I Do When I’m Supposed to Be…
Sometimes I waste time (gasp!) when I'm supposed to be working. Craigslist provides a plethora of interesting distractions. Not to outgawk Gawker or anything, I urge you to check out this particular personal ti...
Where in the World is Lapo Elkann?
I was a bit surprised when I learned that Lapo Elkann (heir to the Fiat Throne) was set to be honored at Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan's Twelfth Annual Dinner. But then again, I guess once you've endure...
Ilan Hall: The _Heeb_ Interview
By Shira Levine Stephanie Izard made culinary history as the first woman to nab the Top Chef title on Bravo's Season Four finale last night. Last Friday, we caught up withTop Chef's first Jewish winner, Season ...
_You Don’t Mess With the Zohan_: The _Heeb_ Review
Jewdar apologizes profusely for the delay in seeing You Don't Mess With the Zohan, but between Shabbos in New York, Shavuos in Bala Cynwyd, and the ER in Beth Israel Hospital (where, after a bed-jumping acciden...
Mommy Dearest
Are you a single man under constant pressure from you mother to find a nice girl and settle down? A man who also operates under the narcissistic delusion that if someone would just give you a shot you could mak...
Rob Schneider to Middle East: “You Can Do It!”
At the red carpet premiere of You Don't Mess With the Zohan, _Heeb_ correspondent Pamela Chelin discussed the never-ending quest for peace in the Middle East with Rob Schneider, who plays a Palestinian cabdrive...
Can You Dig It?
We know we aren't supposed to gloat at the misfortune of others, and it's certainly possible that the Gazan smuggler who died when his tunnel collapsed was trying to bring in baby formula or insulin, but given ...
Penny Games
You know how sometimes, when you open an account of some sort online (PayPal, Schwab, etc.) they deposit a couple of cents in your bank account and then have you verify the amount? I always thought there was so...
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. ...
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...
