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Ronan Farrow: Are Those Baby Blues Real?
Remember when everyone was in a tizzy over the possibility that Ronan Farrow could actually be Frank Sinatra’s son? Those bright baby blue eyes seemed to be the ultimate giveaway (Come on, no way Woody Allen passed those on.) Well, it seems that, contrary to Farrow’s now famous tweet, we’re not all possibly Frank Sinatra’s…
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Bob Dylan’s ‘Rolling Stone’ Manuscript For Sale
Bob Dylan’s four-page original manuscript for “Like a Rolling Stone” – considered to be one of the greatest rock songs ever – is expected to fetch $1 million to $2 million when it is put on auction in June, Sotheby’s said on Thursday. Also for sale in the “Presley to Punk” auction in New York…
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The Joys of Amos Oz at 75
In Amos Oz’s “Rhyming Life and Death” it’s a sticky night in Tel Aviv, and the Author is to give a reading. Surveying the room, he begins to fashion life stories for the people attending. He takes note of a boy of about 16, moving restlessly in his chair. “He looks unhappy,” the Author thinks….
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Hillel Shows Us Best Way to Waste 18 Minutes
Happy 90th, Hillel! The venerable organization may have started in 1923, but they’re saving the party to coincide with the end of the first school year, “more like a graduation anniversary.” To kick-off the festivities in style, Hillel has launched a (surprisingly fun) website guaranteed to keep you from whatever immediate task you’re meant to…
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sues Over ‘DSK’ Sex Club
Getty Images The former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn plans a legal challenge to a Belgian sex club set to bear his initials “DSK”. The “DSKlub” opens on Wednesday evening and, according to Belgian media, will employ six women and a transsexual and is the invention of Dominique Alderweireld, generally known as…
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Eugene Mirman Brings Comedy Fest to Boston and Brooklyn
While many comedians make other people laugh while fretting about their ability to do so, Eugene Mirman has always had a unique perspective on comedy. “I wanted to be a professional comedian,” the Russian-born, Brooklyn-based comedian explains, “whatever that entailed.” To hear him tell it, this attitude may not actually be so rare. In fact,…
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Amy Winehouse Parents Slam Hubby for ‘Disrespect’
Amy Winehouse’s parents aren’t too happy with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil’s decision to give an interview at the late singer’s grave at Edgwarebury Lane Cemetery in Edgware, North London. To make matters worse, he failed to wear a kippah. “To film beside a grave shows total disrespect. I want nothing to do with this,” Janis Winehouse…
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Star Wars Episode VII: The Cast Is In!
You’ve agonized over whether or not they would bring back the original three, you’ve sweated over J.J. Abrams’ potential conflict of interest (“Star Trek” and “Star Wars”? Never the twain should meet), you’ve debated whether there should even be a sequel at all — and now, the wait is over! The cast of the Star Wars:…
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Henry Timms Named New 92Y Chief
The 92nd Street Y announced today two new appointments: Henry Timms will be the new Executive Director, and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein the Director of Jewish Community. Timms has served as the interim Executive Director since July 2013, when Executive Director Sol Adler was fired over an affair with his assistant Cathy Marto, who was…
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That Time Ginnifer Goodwin Got Her Ketubah Stolen
‘Oh Honey, remember that time our ketubah was stolen from our wedding planner’s car on the morning of the ceremony?’ That’s an anecdote that Ginnifer Goodwin, the cheerful star from “Once Upon a Time,” will probably be sharing with husband and co-star Josh Dallas for many Shabbat dinners to come. The actress shared the whole…
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Woody Allen Vies With Ex-Collaborator for Tony
As our contributor Joshua Furst has pointed out, of the odder things about the musical adaptation of “Bullets Over Broadway” was the conspicuous absence of credit for the original film’s co-screenwriter Douglas McGrath. One would like to speculate that there were creative differences between the pair. Or that McGrath didn’t want his name associated with…
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