Israeli Design: Sivan Askayo | Buenos Aires Like No Other

This week’s DesignBreak takes the eye of a Buenos Aires photographer and focuses it on Israel.

There Will Be Hamantaschen (In The Streets Of Austin)

If you are in need of triangle cookie with apricot/strawberry/raspberry jam in the middle this Sunday, either seek out somebody from Jewcy, or tweet “Hey @JewcyMag I want #Austinhamantaschen” and we will tell you where to get it.

Jews Watching Big Love: It’s All Over Soon, Baby Blue

This week’s episode felt at times like an Arthur Miller play, filled with high impact dialogue, dramatic exits, off the wall characters that would seem odd in a cartoon show yet somehow appear totally believable within Big Love’s world, and the return of Selma Green.

The Familiarity Of Maira Kalman

Our thoughts on the first museum survey of artist Maria Kalman’s work.

Anti-Semites I Really Like: Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer: genius chess player, anti-Semite, hero, nutjob, and a Jew.

The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/ This American Life Review: Oh You Shouldn’t Have

Nancy Updike guest hosts as Ira leaves us behind for a couple weeks like the goldfish. But like a kid eating candy before the show, sometimes you gotta duck a freakout and trust the unfamiliar will be a dandy ride.

Israeli Design: Meirav Barzilay | Rock.Scissor.Paper

This is our weekly post from our Israeli friends at DesignBreak. A site tapping into fresh Israeli sources of creative output in fashion, ceramics, textiles, graphic design, and more.

Jews Watching Big Love: How Do You Spell C-U-L-T

The episode left us with one question: What is a cult?