Chewbacca: The Heeb Interview
What better way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Empire than an in-depth Q&A with the hairiest sidekick in film history?
Lucky Penney!
One of my very favorite bloggers, Alexandra Penney (former editor of Self magazine), has gone and got herself a book deal.
For those of you unfamiliar with Penney's genius blog, The Bag Lady Papers, it details...
_Heeb_ Hundred Exhibition Heads to Jackson Hole
Heeb Magazine is heading to Jackson Hole, Wyoming with the Heeb Hundred Portrait Exhibition. The Heeb Hundred is both a measure of where young Jews are today and a window into their future. The opening receptio...
The 100 Greatest Jewish Movie Moments, Top 10
10. The Naked City (1948)
In a bit part, Yiddish theater star Molly Picon (as the "soda-selling shopkeeper") provides the missing clue in Det. Lt. Dan Muldoon's quest to capture a killer. A handful ...
The 100 Greatest Jewish Movie Moments, #19 -11
19. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
It's hard to imagine a better parody of stereotypes than the Jewy innkeepers who invite Borat into their home ...
_Sports Illustrated_ to Feature _Heeb_ Cover Girl?
Heeb cover girl Bar Rafaeli is rumored to be gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated's forthcoming swimsuit edition. We hit that shit in 5769. Buy the calendar. ...
The Economy for the Rest of Us
We've come to his rescue before, but WTF Salkin?Heeb contributor, New York Times writer, Seinfeld exploiter and Lisa Loeb dumpee Allen Salkin has written an article, which is currently the most read on The New ...
_Heeb_ Magazine Fake Holocaust Memoir Competition
To be sure, false Holocaust memoirs are hardly a recent phenomenon (Next time, Art Spiegelman, do a little research--there was no concentration camp called "Mauschwitz."). But in recent years, they s...
Spinal Tap Turns 25
The greatest fake band in rock 'n roll history is back. Well sorta.The perpetually herpied trio that makes up Spinal Tap--David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls--found it difficult to fill upeven the ...
Spielberg Helps Yiddish Lit Go Digital
More than 10,000 works in Yiddish are now available online. The Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library, a joint project between the National Yiddish Book Center and the Internet Archive, has gone live.The col...
Bruce Takes Ticketmaster to Task
The Boss sure has been busy. A new album. A Super Bowl half-time show. The announcement of a headlining slot at Bonnaroo. And now a public spat with Ticketmaster.It seems Bruce Springsteen has finally realized ...
Steve Martin: Banjo Man
In conjunction with his latest movie, Steve Martin has released an original bluegrass album titled, "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo." I am generally opposed to any actor crossing over ...
