_1-2-3 / Apple Tree_
Herman Dune is not the name of a person. Rather, it is a band name picked by songwriter David Ivar because, as he explains it, it sounded like it could be the name of a person. "I love solo acts that sound like...
_Indignation_
The intersection between the political and the personal has proved to be the defining theme of late-period Philip Roth. In American Pastoral (1997), the author served up a stinging elegy for '60s-era idealism t...
The _Heeb_ Hundred
Meet the next hundred Jews we think you'll be hearing more about in the not-so-distant future.
Meet Alaska’s Yamacaucus
By Sabrina Jaszi Governor Sarah Palin's fervent Christian minions may be the public face of Alaska, but in the state's House of Representatives, a group of Jewish politicians are increasingly casting long shado...
Losing Control?
The Jewish world is all abuzz over the leaked memo making the rounds, suggesting that Jew-Know-Who's control over Hollywood may be weakening. Apparently, some Dreamworks executive assistant thinks that "R...
The First Jewish President?
Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman reinvented the scoundrel city. Is America up next? Dayvid Figler reports.
Web Exclusive!
Our nation's capital may have the highest per capita number of white guys in charcoal Brooks Brothers suits, but it's also got a vibrant indigenous scene if you know where to look. So forget that trip you took ...
History Lessons
Unless between the time I'm writing this and a certain mid-January day he decides to tie a bandana around his head, place a buck knife between his teeth, parachute into the hinterlands of northwest Pakistan and...
Not in Long Island Anymore
Jamie Lynn Sigler picks at a roll made of pizza dough at Angeli Caffé in West Hollywood as we discuss her upcoming return to HBO on the fifth season of Entourage. Sigler plays "a version of" herself for three ...
Nosh Pit
Our presidential wannabees aren't the only ones going after the Spanish-speaking demographic. We asked chef Morgan Jarrett to share a recipe for all of you who tire of that same ol' beefy pot roast flavor and c...
America Swings
Picture yourself at a barbeque with 50 folks who are chowing down on hot dogs, sipping beer and engaging in small talk. Now picture yourself having sex with them. Or, if you're not feeling that adventurous, pic...
When Will David Blaine Disappear?
Yesterday, publicity whore/endurance challenger and sort-of-magician David Blaine finished his dive of death, which involved hanging upside down from a cable for three days in New York's Central Park, non-stop....
