Life

Old Is the New Young

By Dan Friedman February 4, 2009

What happens when the Apple advert aesthetic hits a bunch of white-haired Jews with jokes? Pretty much this.

The editor’s knife is so much kinder than the plastic surgeon’s. These short, funny pieces make you want to have Sam Hoffman (the director and editor) around to edit your parents friends after-dinner stories down to a minute each.

Here’s a sample:

And another:

Dan Friedman is the former executive editor and whisky correspondent of the Forward, and is the author of a book about Tears for Fears, the ’80s emo rock band.

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