The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/This American Life Roundup: “Promised Land”

It’s a regular Jerusalem in the heatwave-riddled urban terrain of New York in August as…

The Joys of Being a 4th Grader Who Reads Philip Roth

The Millions has an interesting post today: an alleged book report by a fourth grader…

One Less Noisy Punk Band in the World

I never had any illusions that a band like Ponytail could make a real dent…

Swine Flu is Dead! We Demand a More Kosher Pandemic!

When N1H1 was the big topic of conversation among me and many of my friends…

LeBron Goes to The Jews for Business Advice

In what might be his only smart move of the entire summer, LeBron James has…

The Best Writers are the Underrated Ones

Stephen Elliott, Deborah Eisenberg, and Sam Lipsyte are among a handful of other names we…

Sorta (but not Really) the Return of Seinfeld

Although the horrible series finale of Seinfeld was more than 12 years ago, the show…

Jews Watching Mad Men: The Joanie Effect & The Draper Effect

This week’s installment introduced us to some unavoidable laws of existence in the show’s world. …