Hitchens on Hilton
On _Slate_ today, Christopher Hitchens "debates":http://www.slate.com/id/2168128/nav/tap3/ the ultimate question: Which is worse, Paris Hilton or the media? And brace yourself, Hitchens comes out in favor of th...
The Death of Reilly
To all of my fans who have been desperately seeking sustenance from my customary _joie de vivresection_ of all things entertaining, I must apologize for my absence, but I have recently suffered the loss of a lo...
And Speaking of Charles Nelson Reilly’s Death…
I would have loved to have interviewed "Richard Rorty":http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rorty/ as our next "Honorary _Heeb_," but the great philosopher died Friday. Rorty was one of the first and greatest of t...
Me and You and Miranda July
Today, on "_LAWeekly.com_,":http://www.laweekly.com/art+books/wls/miranda-julys-childlike-unchildlike-art/16402/ Miranda July discusses her new book "_No One Belongs Here More Than You_.":http://www.amazon.com/...
Lizzy Caplan: The _Heeb_ Interview
by Malina Saval
CBS will announce it's fall lineup tomorrow and we've got our fingers crossed that "_The Class_,":http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_class/about.shtml starring Lizzy Caplan, will be picked up. ...
Read It and Eat
From abalone to zwieback, we tasted every food on the entire planet and came up with a list of the only 50 that really matter.
Michael Richards’ Son?
During his eight-year career, Micheal Ray Richardson was one of the most notable and quotable players in the NBA. Like when he famously remarked to a reporter of the Knicks' season: "The ship be sinking." Well,...
Lieberman Announcement
Joe Lieberman says he might switch political parties. Now, if he'll only switch religions....
Our Stomachs, Ourselves
"Krazy" Kevin Lipsitz once knew what victory tasted like: kosher pickles. Six years ago, the magazine subscription manager from Staten Island took first place in the Carnegie Deli Annual Pickle Eating Contest b...
Merchants of Menace
While Jews are, of course, well-known for being good with money, that does not mean that Jews with money are well-known for being good. In this history lesson with David Deutsch you'll learn that, unfortunately, sometimes Yids do the darndest things.
SoCalled Klezmer
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It sometimes takes audiences a song or two to figure out whether all of this is just one big post-modern joke—SoCalled makes you want to hunt down a Cossack and throw a crea...
Where Have You Gone, Sandy Koufax
Allen Salkin explores a subculture obsessed with dragging big-time athletes out of the Jewish closet.
