Remember that time Samuel L. Jackson celebrated Israel Day and broke the Internet? Celebrate Israel Parade in NY today pic.twitter.com/AIUVMRYou5 — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) June 1, 2014 The actor posted a selfie of himself in front of the Israel Day festivities on Fifth Avenue on Sunday, casually causing the Internet to implode. Amidst the…
Sam Rubin needs to go back to sensitivity training. The Jewish KTLA anchor, who once called out Mel Gibson on his anti-Semitic remarks, committed a major faux-pas yesterday when he confused Samuel L. Jackson with Lawrence Fishburne on-air. It all started with Rubin asking Jackson, who stars in the upcoming “Robocop,” what the reaction to…
At Passover-time, only one thing is as constant as the dry taste of matzo: the inevitable reruns of “The Ten Commandments.” While I have tremendous respect for the immovable classic, and Charlton Heston (or Old Stoneface, as he’s affectionately known in my family), 56 years is a good long run. It’s time for a change….
Happy Bloomsday! Stay tuned for more. The runaway bestseller not-really-children’s book “Go the F***| to Sleep” (previously covered on The Arty Semite here) now has the distinction of being read aloud by Samuel L. Jackson. The Atlantic’s James Parker on Larry David, “a figure of pioneering godlessness and a loyal celebrant of the traditions.” On…
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