In Case You Missed Comic-Con…
Starz has a show on tonight about Hollywood's obsession with comics. The narrative is a little blah (Richard Roeper should stick to sound byte reviews) but the interviews are sort of awesome. Stan Lee and Roger...
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...
Ice Cream Scheme
A British cookware outfit expects to sell shitloads of their latest product, the rotating ice cream cone, to dairy lovers everywhere who hate it when the summertime treat gets runny and melts all over your hand...
Shia LaDouche
Even though it's been weeks since I've seen the film, I'm still having a difficult time getting the taste of shit out of my mouth from Steven Spielberg's latest popcorn fare. That the fourth Indiana Jones insta...
Socalled Life
Rapper/klezmer artist/occasional accordion player Josh Dolgin (a.k.a. Socalled), who we once worried was part of a "big post-modern joke," is the subject of a new documentary by Canadian filmmaker Ga...
Robert Smigel: The _Heeb_ Interview
By Pamela Chelin "The main thing I want people to do when they see the Zohan is to laugh," says Robert Smigel speaking from a Los Angeles hotel room about You Don't Mess With The Zohan, the comedy he ...
Barrack Back Muslim
I've got to say, I have been lazy about keeping up with political news the last month. But I have seen the daily headlines about Obama and his up and down relationship with Jewish voters. First there was the Re...
Succulent Ungulate
The meat and milk (though obviously not together) of the endangered giraffe were proclaimed to be kosher today by Israeli Rabbi Shlomo Mahfoud. I now desperately want to try some, but the closest I could find ...
Hispanic Panic
According to recent studies conducted by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, Hispanic teens are most likely to attempt suicide, drive in an unsafe vehicle and use cocaine, heroin and ecstasy. As if we...
We Appreciate Your Feedback
Wild garage, loud and heavy psych, quiet folkies and a mish-mosh of other sounds can be heard at our annual Diamond Days music fest, which heads to Oakland, CA from July 17-20. Get a flavor for this year's per...
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 ...
Currying Infavor
Putting in his bid for giant asshole of politics this week is Britain's Lord Archer. In an interview with a young Indian journalist, in India, the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party said Indians w...
