David and Goliath
Madonna is officially adopting Malawian three-year-old David Banda. The pop diva had been raising Banda for two years in London prior to the official adoption, avoiding the regular 18-24 month Malawian court ev...
McCain Dances
Attempting to disassociate himself with uber conservative religious values, John McCain has recently decided to reject an endorsement from Pastor John Hagee, a religious leader who openly said that Hitler was f...
Nicht Nicht
On the heels of California's getting down with same-sex marriages, comedian Sascha Baron Cohen (as gay fashionista Bruno) decided to go after the Governator himself for the sexy details. Unfortunately, when app...
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...
Pigging Out
It's no secret that I'm a fan of the forbidden flesh. Be it in a martini, a video game, or wrapped around deep-fried hot dogs, those wonderful strips of bacon provide a flavor and taste that's damn near erotic...
Buddy Pick
Handsome Jew-hater Mel Gibson has always had a good eye for picking sidekicks. First there was the Feral Kid. Then there was Danny Glover. And over course, there was his main man, JC. Now it looks like Mad...
Oh Appease!
Gawker's clip of the week is f-ing hilarious, if you can bear to hear this rightwing douchebag shout the word appeaser a hundred times. Classic. And may we just say, Chris Matthews, welcome back. We were sort o...
_The Rabbi’s Cat 2_: The _Heeb_ Review
By Steve GutierrezThe Rabbi's Cat 2 (Pantheon Books) by Joann Sfar is an ambling, lighthearted sequel, which continues the stories of some early 20th century Algerian Jews -- an almost forgotten pocket of the D...
John Mayer is an Asshole
The story is as old as the hills: A giant celebrity plays an asshole version of themselves to show us that they're actually not actually an asshole, but a truly down-to-earth person who hasn't let fame get to...
Who Are You Looking At, Einstein?
A letter Albert Einstein wrote back in 1954 to philosopher Eric Gutkind is expected to fetch between $12,000 and $16,000 at auction this week. Given that the letter describes Einstein's view that, across the bo...
Gay Rights or Wrongs?
When it comes to the use of the word "gay" as a generic, high-school put-down for anything sort of bad or annoying, Jewdar feels a bit like a frosted mini-wheat. The adult in us frowns upon homophobia...
Fallon Gong
In more news about how 2009 will suck a little bit more, Jimmy Fallon held a press conference to talk about how he's taking over for Conan O'Brien next year....
