All the Rage
Maybe its the price of food or gas or just an extension of the competetive "Olympic spirit," but anger management seems to be posing a larger and larger problem for Americans these days. Here are the...
_Heeb_ Olympics: Gefilte Fish Wrestling!
Real people. Real competition. Real gefilte fish. Four modern-day gladiators do battle for the gold (a lifetime supply of Gold's mustard) in this, the third of four events in the _Heeb_ Olympics. Stay tu...
Inaccurate Bastards
Jewdar is not normally inclined to point out the mistakes of others (aww, who are we kidding? We love to point out the mistakes of others!), and we are fans of both Haaretz and The Forward, but both papers dro...
M-I-C-K-E-Y…Why, Because We Exploit You?
Watching Tinkerbell handcuffed and carted off into a police van isn't exactly what we expect to see at Disneyland. But that's just what happened last Thursday outside the gates of the Happiest Place on Earth. ...
Four Minutes in Heaven with Bill Murray
Today began another of Chicago's vast tourism extravaganzas, the Air and Water Show. To kick off the vaguely warlike festivites, Bill Murray parachuted with Army team the Golden Knights, landing safely on North...
Michael Phelps Has Got Nothing On Ben Wildman-Tobriner
So, while sitting in a bar last night with a group of friends I was subjected to that most popular of conversation topics: Hot Olympic Swimmers. I think I may be missing some vital gene within my DNA-- one that...
People of the Nook
Lindsay Lohan, who was raised Catholic, is reportedly converting to Judaism to be closer to her girlfriend DJ Samantha Ronson.I'm sure this will give plenty of Jews an excuse to get their tzitzis in a bunch, bu...
Crackedhead
Jewdar is not ashamed to admit that back in the day when we were addicted to Mad Magazine, we'd also take a taste of Cracked, Crazy and Sick when the real deal wasn't available. Still, while a dope fiend might...
Michael Phelps Wins Gold Medal in Dickhead
As the world weighs in on whether Michael Phelps is the best Olympic athlete ever, I would like to weigh in that he is one of the biggest a-holes ever. Or, at least that's what many of us at his alma mater, the...
Campbell Scoop
It was only a matter of time, we always said, before Glen Campbell (that's right, the Rhinestone Cowboy) converted to Judaism. Those robust chunks of chest hair, thick sideburns and obvious discomfort on a hors...
The _Heeb_ Olympics: The Penny Pick-Up
Four modern-day gladiators do battle for the gold (a lifetime supply of Gold's mustard) in the _Heeb_ Olympics. Today we present the second of four events, the Penny Pick-Up. Stay tuned for more right here at...
End of the Tori
Back in some issue or another, Jewdar expressed our reservations about the new 90210 (among other things West Beverly's huge Iranian Jewish population seems to be represented by a character who's an Iranian Sci...
