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Radar = Jewdar?

If you haven't seen the December/January 2008 edition of _Radar_ featuring an "all dolled up" Nicole Kidman on its cover, you're missing some precious MOT morsels: First of all, you miss Fabio for the first...
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The Hanukkah Virus

This Hanukkah, an explosion of viral Jewish music videos hits the web, each with its own unique blend of Jewish and pop cultural elements. If you appreciate truly bizarre Jewish esoterica (like we do) then here...
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Evolution Revelation

Looks like evolution is moving "much more rapidly":http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1043228620071210 than our high-school biology teachers predicted. Researchers say that "beneficial genetic chan...
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_Heeb_ at Art Basel Miami

As a result of a spur of the moment decision, a cheap plane ticket and a free hotel room I find myself sitting at a computer in the press center of Art Basel Miami Beach, surrounded by two guys in multicolored ...
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The Gift Guides that Keep on Giving

_Time Out_ may have published "our holiday gift guide":http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/24789/festival-of-delights, but far be it from us to claim that we're the sole arbiters of Jewish present...
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_Juno_: The _Heeb_ Review

*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...
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The Grinch Who Stole Hanukkah

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 ...
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Dances With Wolffs?

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...
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Eat, Drink and be Merry (or Happy)

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...
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The _Heeb_ Holiday Gift Guide

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...
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Latke Lessons

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...