Weekly Yiderati: Forward Founder Turns 150, Shteyngart’s Heavy Friends, Emily Gould’s Advice, Art Spiegelman and More

  Yesterday was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Cahan (pictured above).  The…

If Townes Van Zandt Liked David Broza, Then I’m going to Like Him Too!

My only real connection to David Broza comes from driving with my aunt to a…

The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/This American Life Roundup: “Notes on Camp”

While Jewcamp never held a happy domain in my conscious memory, this week’s Life made me reconsider my…

Jews Talking Jonathan Franzen

Our pals at Tablet opened the floodgates, and gave us an excuse to admit how…

There Will be no Free Books in Chicago!

If you Google "library budget cut," it’s nothing but grim news. So you would think…

The Monday Jewce: Clinton Wedding, Serge Gainsbourg Film, Chinese Food and More

A Jewish wedding in Little Rock? A guy named Thaddeus doesn’t think Israel is such…

The Sunday Mazel: A Jewcy Family Wedding

The son of R.L. Stine got hitched to a girl who comes from an academic/literary…

Happy Bithday Larry David — I Sorta Hate You

As a Jew, I know I’m supposed to unabashedly and unapologetically love Larry David. I’m…