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Emmys comedy race takes edgy turn as cable outnumbers networks
When ABC\’s \”Modern Family\” vies for its fifth consecutive best comedy Emmy award on Monday, not only will it battle the beloved geeks of CBS\’ \”The Big Bang Theory\” but also a bunch of irreverent, foul-mouthed characters from cable and Netflix.
Matthew Weiner on ‘Mad Men’ and male friendships
As the creator of \”Mad Men,\” AMC Networks\’ period TV drama and its brooding, dysfunctional ad man Don Draper, Matthew Weiner has had some experience in exploring the male psyche.
CBS to adapt British sitcom about Jewish family
CBS will adapt a British sitcom called “Friday Night Dinner” about a Jewish family.
David Gregory’s Jewish book plans
David Gregory was just recently sacked as the host of “Meet the Press” in the most public and humiliating fashion possible. And like so many before him, he will seek respite from the suffering of worldly scorn in the consolations of religion.
This Week in Jewish Farming: The high cost of cheap vegetables
My Facebook feed lit up last week with an article in the Aug. 9 New York Times headlined: “Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Farmers.”
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