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Golden Age of the Jewish Burlesque Manager
The dictionary definition of a “nance” is an effeminate man. It was also the name given to the campy homosexual character popular in 1930s burlesque, usually played by a straight man. In Douglas Carter Beane’s outstanding new play, “The Nance,” Chauncey Miles — brilliantly portrayed by Nathan Lane — is a much beloved burlesque headliner,…
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Books Jewish Resistance and Herschel Grynszpan
Jonathan Kirsch is book editor of The Jewish Journal. His most recent book, “The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan: A Boy Avenger, a Nazi Diplomat, and a Murder in Paris,” was published under the Liveright imprint of W. W. Norton to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. His blog posts are featured on…
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Amanda Bynes Tweets Nose Job
Amanda Bynes has had a nose job. How do we know? Why, how do we know anything about Amanda Bynes? Through Twitter, of course. The retired actress tweeted the news out on Saturday: “Intouch used a photo from years ago on their cover and I hate it! The reason I’ve asked all magazines and blogs…
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Farrah Abraham and James Deen Sex Tape Released
In case you were wondering whether “Farrah Superstar: Back Door Teen Mom” lives up to its name, the tape has been released online. The professionally produced porn flick (available here, if you’re into that sort of thing), was originally supposed to be leaked as a sex tape by ex-Teen mom star Abraham, was sold to…
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Mayor Bloomberg Honored by JCRC
“There is nothing on my calendar that we have to do that does not involve the JCRC, Ido Aharoni, Israel’s consul general in New York, told the guests at the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York at its April 30 Gala at The Pierre. A Jewish event that ran like clockwork, the evening honored…
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Artist Channa Horwitz Dies at 80
In 1969 artist Channa Horwitz got an insulting review titled “Valley Housewife Makes Pretty Drawings” for a complex show that would make history today. She was the only woman in the Art and Technology Exhibition at the Los Angles County Museum in 1971, but was confined to the catalog and not allowed to realize her…
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Mila Kunis is FHM’s "Sexiest Woman In The World"
Mila Kunis is one sexy lady. After being named Esquire’s “Sexiest Women Alive” in October and Detail’s “Most F**kable Celebrity” in April, the star of “Oz: The Great and Powerful” has now raked in FHM’s “Sexiest Woman in the World 2013” title. Why, you ask? (Though, do you really have to?) FHM lists her laugh…
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Antoine Dodson Declares Himself "A Hebrew Israelite"
Kevin Antoine Dodson, known throughout the world as “The Bed Intruder Song Guy,” is apparently “no longer into homosexuality” and has declared himself a “True Chosen Hebrew Israelite.” How the two are related remains dubious at best. Dodson — who rose to viral Youtube fame in 2010 when a news clip of him describing a…
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Would You Get A Larry David Tattoo?
Imagine having Larry David perpetually scowling at you from one of your body parts. Kind of horrifying, isn’t it? Buzzfeed has rounded up 11 of the most “haunting” Larry David tattoos — arms, legs, shoulders, you name it. Most are blurry and look like they were done in the state you would expect one to…
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Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both
Only in New York could a troupe of Jewish and Dominican kids team up with a Broadway legend on a musical production about a Latin dictator’s rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. But it’s a true story. And a new documentary called “Sosua: Make a Better World” chronicles the collaboration of 20 prickly teens in…
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‘Exorcist’ Director To Be Honored in Venice
William Friedkin, the U.S. film director who scared up a fright with “The Exorcist” and set pulses racing with thriller “The French Connection” in the 1970s, will get a lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday. Friedkin, 77, will also present a restored version of his initially poorly received but…
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