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To Kvell or To Kvetch: Cruise Cameo Has Critics Quibbling
“Tropic Thunder” — this summer’s Ben Stiller-directed hit about a motley crew of mega-stars who get more than they bargained for when they enlist in a big-budget Vietnam War flick — has offended its way to box-office success. Robert Downey Jr. spends most of the film in blackface, and the movie’s portrayal of the mentally…
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Slugger Hits Home Run Milestone
On June 9, Ken Griffey Jr. became the sixth Major League Baseball player to hit 600 home runs. However, a less noted milestone was reached earlier in the season. On May 26, Texas Rangers All Star second baseman Ian Kinsler knocked one out of the ballpark in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in…
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‘Green’ Kippah Grows in Brooklyn
For Jews, the environment has always been a central concern. In the age of eco-conscious living, the issue has become increasingly visible. Members of the tribe may soon have another way of displaying their values, courtesy of Brooklyn-based artist Miki Katagiri, creator of a prototype for a “green” yarmulke nicknamed the “yarmulchia” for its close…
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Forgot the Prayer? Check Your iPod
‘Blessings often come in disguise. This one comes on your iPhone.” So says the description of the new iPhone/iPod touch application, the iBlessing, a product developed by The Jewish Learning Group and now available on iTunes. When a user clicks on any one of the food groups displayed on the screen — including fruit, meat,…
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Dear Diary: ‘Exclusive’ Notes from Kafka
After four decades, a 74-year-old woman in Tel Aviv who is the guardian of a treasure trove of documents that once belonged to literary icon Franz Kafka may soon reveal the records. To tide over Kafka scholars, the Forward offers these exclusive excerpts from the journal of the man who wrote “The Metamorphosis.” June 15,…
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In the Games: Week Two
Great Britain’s eight-man rowing team, which includes Jewish powerhouse Josh West, won silver in an impressive effort against the world champion Canadian team. Though Great Britain made up a lot of ground in the final stretch, the Canadian team started strong and never lost the lead. Deena Kastor, an American runner who won a bronze…
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Spitz: Gold Medal Pouter
Usually it’s Jewish mothers who boast and brag about their children’s accomplishments. A big ego on a nice Jewish boy, however, is rather unbecoming. Mark Spitz — who is “considered the Greatest Olympic athlete of all-time” and whose name “is synonymous with excellence” (according to his Web site) — may be about to have his…
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Jewish Olympians Swim Like Fish
At 46.06 seconds, the fastest split of all time, Jewish athlete Jason Lezak swam the race of his life to achieve a gold medal for the American 4×100-meter freestyle relay team. In the process, he broke the world record and kept Michael Phelps’s bid for eight gold medals alive. At 32, making him the oldest…
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Israeli Spy Novel Hits No. 1
The Mossad’s aura of invincibility may be a thing of the past among the agency’s Middle Eastern foes, but on American best-seller lists, at least, the Israeli super spy is still No. 1. “Moscow Rules,” author Daniel Silva’s latest novel about former Mossad agent Gabriel Allon, debuted atop The New York Times’ Best Sellers list…
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Brad Pitt: American Jewish Hillbilly
He’s been a casino hound, a secret agent and a brawny Greek warrior, but now Brad Pitt can add a completely new role to his repertoire: a Jewish hillbilly from Tennessee. Pitt has signed on to play Aldo, aka “Aldo the Apache,” in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming World War II film, “Inglorious Bastards,” about a handpicked…
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Yiddish Hits Scrabble Board
Yiddish: It gives you an excellent advantage in Scrabble. Nigel Richards is living proof. A New Zealand native now residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Richards won the 2008 National Scrabble Championship held July 25 through July 29 in Orlando, Fla., after 28 rounds of play. The 30-something security engineer got a great assist from Yiddish…
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