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No Funnye Stuff

Barack Obama's identity seems to keep getting more complicated. He's got a shepherd Islamic father, a white Kansan mother, a borderline crazy pastor. And now: a rabbi inlaw. Turns out Michelle Obama's cousin, R...
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Beatlemania Hits Holy Land!

Paul McCartney will beplaying in Park Hayarkonin Tel Aviv on September 25.McCartney obviously doesn't carry a grudge. The Beatles were banned from appearing in Israel in 1965, when they were deemed to likely to...
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Play It Again, Janez

In Slovenia, current Prime Minister Janez Jansa cracked a Woody Allen joke to outsmart his rivals in their upcoming election. Convinced the opposition party's candidates invent their solutions before presenting...
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Campbell Scoop

It was only a matter of time, we always said, before Glen Campbell (that's right, the Rhinestone Cowboy) converted to Judaism. Those robust chunks of chest hair, thick sideburns and obvious discomfort on a hors...
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“Take My Wives, Please.”

Brooklyn-based artist Timothy Warner has created the funniest video I've seen all year. If he's looking for a name for his masked Muslim comic, may we suggest "Ayatollah Komedy"? ...
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Hudu You Love?

There are 37 Jews in the country of Bahrain, and one of them is its new Washington Ambassador. Eyebrows were raised last Thursday when Hudu Nunu was appointed to the position. "This move is not propaganda...
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Cats with Katz

Semites on Bikes, a Baltimore-based club founded by early-childhood teacher and humane society activist Ken Shapiro has only the best of intentions. Unfortunately, Shaprio and Co. have created a calendar called...
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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...
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Enter Sandman

At Sunday's MTV movie awards, Adam Sandler was presented with the Generation Award in Song and Dance. The award, which had been bestowed upon Tom Cruise in 2006, was presented by the underpants-clad Scientologi...
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You’re So Vein

You can thank Judd Apatow for reintroducing the penis to the big screen. Last year, Apatow announced his goal to show at least one male member in every film he makes and so far has made good on that promise. Hi...
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Non-Violent Resistance?

The Palestinian News Network has released a non-comprehensive list of twenty options-- "besides surrender"-- that Palestinians can choose from 60 years after Nakba, or the "day of catastrophe.&qu...
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Extraordination!

Next week, American Jewish University in Los Angeles will ordain its first black rabbi from sub-Saharan Africa. Gershom Sizomu, the fresh-faced man with a lady-killing smile pictured above, will be taking the r...