• Sean Penn rallies for Jewish man held in Bolivia

    By Jana Banin May 21, 2013 1:31pm

    Sean Penn’s second career as a social activist usually conjures images of the actor on a wind-rocked boat, rescuing victims of some kind of natural disaster—not sitting in a courtroom with an Orthodox Jewish family from Brooklyn. But that’s exactly what Penn was doing yesterday, when he attended a congressional hearing on behalf of a… More ▸

  • Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’

    By Jana Banin May 21, 2013 1:28pm

    For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references to bong hits and self pleasuring. Bet you didn’t expect Will.i.am, though. More ▸

  • Chelsea Clinton takes job at NYU’s Center for Spiritual Life

    By Jana Banin May 21, 2013 9:58am

    The former first daughter has landed a very interesting-sounding gig at New York University. Clinton, 33, is taking on the role as co-founder and co-chair of the new Of Many Institute, reports the New York Post. The purpose of the program, which is part of the university’s Center for Spiritual Life, is to “develop multifaith… More ▸

  • Drake to appear in ‘Anchorman 2′

    By Jana Banin May 20, 2013 7:21pm

    Jewish Canadian rapper Drake was seen on the New York set of “Anchorman 2″ on Saturday afternoon. Kanye West also has a cameo in the sequel, which stars Will Ferrel, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, Amy Poelher, and Sacha Baron Cohen. In other words, most of the funny people currently… More ▸

  • James Franco paints ad for ‘This is The End’

    By Jana Banin May 20, 2013 2:18pm

    Proving once again that there isn’t anything he doesn’t do, James Franco has created marketing material for his upcoming film “This is The End.” The actor/artist/Ph.D. candidate was spotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn over the weekend painting a mural of the movie’s cast on the side of a building. This work of art not only reminded… More ▸

  • Alan Dershowitz sends ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ episode to Netanyahu

    By Jana Banin May 20, 2013 11:35am

    Comedian Larry David has been called a lot of things over the course of his long and successful career, but we’re pretty sure “peace maker” has never been one of them. Until now. Well, almost sort of, anyway. Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has sent an episode of David’s HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to… More ▸

  • Best Jewish moment for ‘The Office’

    By Ami Eden May 17, 2013 3:21pm

    With Thursday night marking the end of The Office, we thought it would be appropriate to say goodbye by honoring the series best Jewish moment. (OK, maybe the only one.) From “Michael’s Birthday,” Season 2: Episode 19. Watch till the end of the clip. Mazal Tov, Michael: More ▸

  • TV psychologist Joyce Brothers dies at 85

    By Jana Banin May 14, 2013 1:06pm

    Joyce Brothers, the Jewish psychologist who broke ground with her TV advice show, died of natural causes on Monday in New York. She was 85 years old. Brothers’ 1950s program helped normalize the public discussion of psychological issues, setting the stage for future media psychologists. She went on to become a syndicated columnist, author of… More ▸