Izzy Grinspan

Izzy Grinspan is Jewcy's ex-managing editor. Her work has been published in Salon, The Believer, and The Village Voice.

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Free Screening of Darfur Now

Calling all New York Jewcers: This Saturday night, the American Jewish Committee is hosting a…

The Hipster Beard: Creepy or Essential?

[Note: The following is an opinion piece on the creepiness of hipster beards, those scraggly…

Professors Out to Prove the Paranormal

In this week's lead story, Rebecca Diliberto visited a town of mediums to test her…

Our Dumb Decade

The 150th anniversary issue of The Atlantic is strong all around, but my favorite part…

The Noah Feldman Debate Just Won’t Die

Last Thursday night, NYU hosted a debate between Birthright Israel founder Michael Steinhardt, rabbi and…

At Least Two Old-School Jews Still Left on Lower East Side

The Lower East Side has gotten steadily more obnoxious since, oh, Rent debuted, but it’s…

New Head of Family Planning Hates Birth Control

Hey, do you enjoy having sex without having babies? If so, the Bush administration’s new…

Research Finds Men Happier Than Women

Remember my rant about a month ago about how the world needs a movement of…