Mixed Multitudes
Jazz is the New Klezmer
I know — I talk about Yoshie Fruchter a lot. But he’s worth it — and he’s doing so much ...
Jewish Food Tourney: #4 Latkes vs #8 Brisket
Live from Madison Square Garden, welcome to the Final Four! Two big matches left, only one food will survive.I’m not ...
Hating “Loving Leah,” But Loving The Orthodox Girls
I never thought I’d say it — at least, in this context — but thank God that Matisyahu wears good ...
Two for the Price of One
You know that joke about the only Jew in a small town? He is giving a tour of the town ...
Mourning Stinks
On Sunday afternoon I went to mincha/maariv at an Orthodox synagogue in my neighborhood. Last week some random lady there ...
Lord of the Foods: The Quest for 16
This past Friday night, my friend Jordan and I decided to embark on the ultimate Shabbat dinner challenge. We wanted ...
The Boys Boys from Brazil
Not a typo: There’s a village in Brazil where one out of every five births produces twins, most of them ...
Has Qaddafi Gone Bonkers?
Yo Qaddafi, where’s the hate, dude?What happened man? You were the Ahmadinejad of the 1990s! Sanctions were put on Libya! ...
Young-Adult Fiction Gone Bad
Teenagers have always been the most challenging of characters, and the most convincing. No book has quite gripped people over ...