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Reality redux
Right now, if you go to the website for NBC's new show Hit Me Baby One More Time, you'
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Funny, He Didn't Look Jewish
By Wil Haygood In 1954, as a nightclub star on the brink of Hollywood stardom, Sammy Davis, Jr. became a Jew. The
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Great minds
Jmerica points out that the title of our Phil Spector story is very similar to theirs, and that it's a
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Madonna: Still controversial after all these years
This is definitely a new one in Madonna's multi-decade reign as diva: coming between the Israeli foreign minister and
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The mother of all Jewfros
We're not exactly thrilled that Phil Spector is a member of the tribe, but it's hard not to
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Dropping the bomb scripture at your Bar Mitzvah
Friday night we'll be drinkin' Manishewitz Goin' out to terrorize Goyim Stompin' shagitz, screwin' shiksas As
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Achtung, Baby
What is that on Bono's arm in recent photos of the Elevation tour? Is he actually wearing a Star of
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Cashing In
Oh, how we wish Johnny Cash had been Jewish. He was certainly close—check out that last name, so redolent of old-
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The international language of music
IPods have never been exactly low-maintenance – consider the short-lived batteries, the fragile interior workings, the heavy replacement price. For Israelis,
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Don't Fear the Rockdots
By Spencer Ackerman Blue Öyster Cult gave a lot to rock. The music was a blend of eerie metal, sci-fi, evil
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David Brooks on 50 Cent
Photo courtesy David Brooks. What’s the first album you bought? When? Why? My first record was a Jackson 5 song called
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Any Major Dude
By Rabbi Justin David Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend, Any minor world that breaks