JDub Is The Selector: Jerusalem Invents “Season Of Culture”

Tel Aviv has some competition for the title of “Best art city in the Middle East.”

The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/This American Life Review: Contents Unknown

This episode is the junk drawer in which three acts relate to each other by way of hidden realities inaccessible to truthseekers due to lapses in history, memory, or rent.

For Female Drummers Only: Mindy Abovitz Of Tom Tom Magazine

Mindy Abovitz wanted to create the best magazine for and about female drummers. We think she’s succeeded.

Ari Picker Is An Indie All Star With The Band Lost In The Trees

Ari Picker and his new band, Lost in the Trees, sound like pretty much everything you’ve ever loved about indie rock.

Jews Watching Big Love: God Only Knows

Big Love hits its stride with last night’s Christmas themed episode by laying out the main conflicts that will drive this season and close the show.

Looking Back At The 20th Annual New York Jewish Film Festival

Last week marked the close of the 20th anniversary of the New York Jewish Film Festival The Festival featured a variety narrative and documentary films that were screened at the Jewish Museum, The JCC in Manhattan and the Walter Reade Theater. Here’s a rundown of some of the festivals highlights.

Jews Watching TV: Compatibility Mode

Two weeks in, it appears that along with the departure of Steve Carell, the most exciting narrative of the NBC Thursday Spring season will be the epic battle each week between Parks & Recreation and Community for funniest show on television.

The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/ This American Life Review: Slow to React

People (and circumstances) that are Slow to React are considered on TAL this week, as rationalizations of reality alter expectations while romances go unpursued, moles keep growing abnormally, and unacknowledged pregnancies continue to result in babies.