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Diss Proportionate

Of all the annoying and absurd allegations aired against Israel in this era, perhaps none is so ludicrous as the charge that Israel's response is "disproportionate." Well, duh. Isn't it supposed t...
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Isn’t That Adorable?

This is one of those links that someone sends to you and the end result is a little painful upchuck in the office trashcan. You then find the strength to go back and say, "Who else can I punish with this w...
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Photographer Zoe Strauss: The _Heeb_ Interview

Since picking up a camera at age 30, Zoe Strauss has created her own brand of candid portraiture. Roaming the streets of South Philadelphia, where she was born and raised, Strauss reveals the spirit of the area...
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Sour Kraut

Juergen Gansel, a deputy in the Saxony State Legislature representing Germany's National Democratic (Neo-Nazi) Party, has been flinging a little shit at the results of the historic 2008 American presidential el...
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Separated at Birth?

On Jewssip, recent photos of Amy Winehouse, who has ditched her signature beehive for a new Jewfro. The result? A spectacle which bears a striking resemblance to the demon offspring of Nosferatu and my mother c...
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_Heeb_ Best of 5768: Music

Your calendar for 5769 may already be posted on your wall, but let's not forget that 5768 wasn't too shabby in its own right. In honor of the beginning of the Jewish new year, our editors once again gaze backwa...
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Hamlet 2: The _Heeb_ Review

by Sabrina JasziIt's common enough for Hollywood films to totter precariously on the dubious virtues of a single big star, stellar special effects or a behind-the-scenes genius, often with mediocre results. Bu...
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Cohen Gadol

When Steve Cohen won a House seat in Memphis' Ninth Congressional District, it seemed more the result of a unique harmonic convergence than a sign of any future. In a field crowded with black candidates, Cohen...
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_Flipping Out_: The _Heeb_ Review

By Nadine Levyfield High in the hills of the Himalayas, recently discharged Israeli soldiers swing lazily on hammocks, stoned out of their minds on whatever they can get their hands on. In the thick sand of the...