Mixed Multitudes
Wise Fridays: National Responsibility
“Happy is the country and happy the nation that can give an account of what it has taken from others, ...
The Ones that Missed the Cut
Earlier this week, Saul Austerlitz wrote about his recent author tour and five not-as-terrible-as-you-think movies. He has been blogging all ...
Mice Are Cuter Than (Some) El Al Employees
One time I was going to Israel and at JFK was stopped to chat with one of the El Al ...
The Past Isn’t Buried
I’m catching up on the last season of one of my favorite shows, Friday Night Lights, and in an episode ...
Jewish Branding
One of my favorite shows on television right now is Tosh.0, which can be seen Tuesdays on Comedy Central (along ...
Five Not-As-Terrible-As-You-Think Comedy Movies
Saul Austerlitz is the author of Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy. He will be blogging all ...
No Porn on Shabbat
I have been having an ongoing debate with one of my guy friends about pornography, and why I think it’s ...
Water Can Judaism
As Matthue mentioned a couple of hours ago, the internet is filled these days with some weird, weird Jewish videos. ...
Debating a Porn Star on the Merits of Holocaust Films
Yesterday I had a heated twitter debate with porn star Johnny Anglais about the merits of Holocaust movies. Really.How it ...
UFOs over Jerusalem
The MyJewishLearning is weirdly awash in strange videos. (Visit again later today; you’ll see what I mean.) Last week, our ...