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Got Lieb?

Readers of Jewdar know us as the very Dorian Gray-like picture of moderation and self control, so we hope we don't disappoint overmuch to confess that we have a monkey on our backs that would take the likes of ...
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Who’s Afraid of Hillary Clinton?

A recent Forbes online character poll has shown that "Hillary Clinton is the creepiest candidate":http://www.nypost.com/seven/06192007/news/nationalnews/hilly_gives_folks_willies_nationalnews_ian_bishop.htm. Th...
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Bloomberg Declares Independence

Just in case you love "NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg":http://www.mikebloomberg.com/ but have always felt a little guilty about it because of his Republican-ness, Mayor Mike has just "officially changed his par...
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A Cut Above The Rest

The "dropping circumcision rate":http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/18/circumcision.decline.ap/index.html in the U.S. has made the news and has once again sparked debate over the age old question: Which do you p...
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RIP Gertel’s Bakery

"Gertel's Bakery":http://nymag.com/listings/stores/gertels_bakery/ is "closing this Friday":http://racked.com/archives/2007/06/18/breaking_gertels_bakery_closin.php, June 22nd. So hurry up and make your pilgrim...
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Goodbye CBGBs, Hello vLES

If you haven't heard about this ridiculousness yet, check out _Vice_ Magazine's new site, the "Virtual Lower East Side":http://www.vles.com/ (vLES). As if Second Life weren't creepy enough, now you can sit at y...
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Eugenics is For the Dogs

Dog eugenics is becoming huge in dog breeding and racing circles. "Says":http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/science/12dog.html?_r=1&oref=slogin the _New York Times_, it's "free of most of the ethical concerns......
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Here, Piggy, Piggy

Frank Bruni, the _New York Times_' beloved (and "hated":http://www.slate.com/id/2160474/) restaurant critic "reveled in the fatty deliciousness that is pork":http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/pi...
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Two Rabbis Walk Into a Reception Hall

To show their support for same-sex couples, a straight rabbi couple (one of whom works at New York's LGBT synagogue Congregation Beth Simchat) are planning an all-out Conservative Jewish wedding "without the ma...
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They’re Grrrreaaat!

The _NY Times_ "reports":http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/business/media/14kellogg-web.html that The Kellogg Company announced today that it will phase out advertising its products to children under age 12 unl...
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…But They’ll Never Take Our Freedom

At last night's New York premiere of _A Mighty Heart_ Angelina Jolie's lawyer made all reporters sign an agreement stating that they would not ask any personal questions. "FoxNews":http://www.foxnews.com/st...