*by Andrew Marantz* I have to confess: when I first saw the trailer for _Juno_, I thought it would be a _Knocked Up_ knock-off. Well, blame that misleading trailer, because _Juno_ is its own movie. And, alth...

In a recent "article in _Slate_":http://www.slate.com/id/2179045/ Christopher Hitchens critiques Hannukah and promotes the removal of menorahs from public spaces. According to Hitchens, the holiday that we now ...

According to a recent report by Mental Health America, the nation's least Jewish state is also its happiest. With just "295 Jews":http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html, South Dakot...

_I'm Not There_, Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan riff-meets-biopic, flirts with disaster at every turn, but somehow manages to keep it together. As disorganized as the film feels at times, the threads of wayward fame an...

In our continuing holiday coverage, we look at TimeOutNY.com which "lists":http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/24783/eight-great-nights-of-entertainment holiday-themed (and egg nog-free) events for...

If Hanukkah snuck up on you this year as it did us, you still have a bit of shopping left to do before tomorrow night (!!). But before you rush to the mall, be sure to check out Heeb's official holiday gift gui...

Around this time of the year, kitchen cretins like yours truly tend to whip up latkes from "the same old recipe":http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/side/potatoes/latkes.html, but a wealth of alternatives to t...

Earlier today, Gawker's Emily Gould, editor of the site and a _Heeb_ 100 "member":http://heeb100.com/newmedia.html, "quit":http://gawker.com/news/accidents-will-happen/a-long-dark-early-evening-of-the-soul-with...

A few months back, Jesse Eisenberg told me that acting can be a discouraging profession. "Sometimes I feel like I peaked or something at the age of 20," the actor said. "They're making more movies about you...

I don't mean to be a Scrooge, but is there anybody out there who enjoys all the travel tie-ups, the excessive use of red and green and those bell-ringing Santas everywhere? Yes, everywhere you look, there's Chr...

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Just in case you're not quite ready to move on to the next holiday (which begins next week!), here's an "interview":http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/thisHa...