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Amy Winehouse Statue Unveiled in London
Mitch Winehouse with the statue of his daughter, singer Amy Winehouse // Getty Images Amy Winehouse can once again be seen hanging around Camden, north London. A life-size bronze statue of the late singer was unveiled on Sunday, three years after the Winehouse’s death from alcohol poisoning, on what would have been her 31st birthday….
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Jewish Athletes Bumped from ’36 Olympics — A Chat With Samuel Bernstein
Having known John Slade (ne Hans Schlessinger) — once senior managing director of Bear, Sears & Co. who died at 97 in 2005 — a German Jew barred from Germany’s field hockey team in the 1936 Olympics, I looked forward to “Olympics Uber Alles,” a new play by Samuel Bernstein and Marguerite Krupp which deals with the…
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Monica Lewinsky on #CelebGate
Getty Images Monica Lewinsky knows a thing or two about having her privacy violated. In an essay written for Vanity Fair called “Nude Traffic: When Have We Crossed the Double Yellow Line?” the woman of little blue dress fame shares her perspective on the hacking scandal that saw scores of private nude photos of celebrities…
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Here’s What Dr. Ruth Thinks of The Apple Watch
No one is immune to the lure of the Apple Watch. Not even Dr. Ruth. The Jewish sex therapist took to Twitter to give potential customers a valuable piece of advice: The Apple Watch can do a lot of things & so will be big distraction. Take it off before having sex! — Dr. Ruth…
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POEM: ‘Bind Me’
From Salome Libretto When to cut is to bind, take me and as you come to the tenet of my house. In the bed that is spread across this lexicon bind me in the splendor of our haunting bind me to your wrists to your forearms, your fingers bind me with your leather strapped heritage…
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WATCH: Bubbe Schools You in Yiddish
You will laugh. You will cry. You will kvell. The Los Angeles Jewish Home has put together a cute video of some of their best bubbes and zaydes explaining the meaning of Yiddish words. “Yiddish: Part One” (implying, we hope, a “Part Two”) enlightens viewers on how to use the usual suspects — mentsh, shvitz, shmuck…
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READ: Melissa Rivers’ Letter To Her Mother
Getty Images Joan Rivers got the kind of glamorous send-off that only she could inspire. And like the best dramatic productions, it was a tear-jerker. As we reported, the invitation-only service, held at New York City’s Emanu-El Temple on Sunday saw a procession of stars — including Hugh Jackman (who sang — of course.), Sarah Jessica Parker,…
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Clearing Hurdles at the Nazi Olympics
Photo: Carol Rosegg I’m certain everyone involved in “Olympics Uber Alles,” currently running off-Broadway, had good intentions. But as we all know, the road to Hell was paved with them. And while the play won’t lead audiences to the netherworld, it won’t leave them feeling a heavenly embrace, either. History Professor Steve Feinstein (Tim Dowd)…
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Sarah Silverman To Host ‘SNL’ — On Yom Kippur?
Sarah Silverman, looking like she’s hungry for an Emmy // Getty Images By now, you may have heard that Chris Pratt will host the “Saturday Night Live” premiere on September 27. Now, I loved “Guardians of the Galaxy,” as much as the next gal, but there’s another name on that host list that’s worth mentioning….
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Watch Leon Wieseltier Throw Out The First Pitch of a Nationals Game
Leon Wieseltier, the Literary Editor of The New Republic, does not exactly look like an athlete. That’s exactly why you should watch him throw out the first pitch of a Nationals baseball game — and then leave the field as quickly as he can.
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Mel Brooks’s 11-Finger Hollywood Handprint
Getty Images When he’s not watching “Downton Abbey” with Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks keeps busy by pranking future generations. The comedian finally cemented his Hollywood legacy on Monday afternoon during the Hollywood Cement Ceremony outside Mann’s Chinese Theater (“Blazing Saddles!”). The event also marked the 40th anniversary of “Young Frankenstein.” Dressed as only Mel Brooks…
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