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December 15, 2005
Two Shows Set the Stage for Chanukah
Two winters ago, in one of its traditional Victorian teas, A Noise Within (ANW), the classical repertory theater company in Glendale, staged a series of holiday readings from actors as varied as Ed Asner and Fred Savage.
Gifts for Your Honey Too Large to Wrap
Those eight crazy nights are coming up fast. Still stumped what to get your sweetie? Think outside the giftbox and give your loved one a gift certificate for an experience.
Skip the Tsuris of Chanukah Shopping
With Chanukah coinciding with the rush for the \”other holiday,\” why spend unnecessary time hunting for parking at the mall or waiting in line? We\’ve surveyed some of the hottest catalogs and Web sites for eight nights of creative gifts. Best of all, you can order in a hurry online or by phone.
A Funny Present Happened Here
Lighten up your Chanukah without striking a match. Yes, we fought, we won, we ate — but we can also laugh. While gift-buying is sometimes lumped in the same category as root canals and traffic on the 101, the humorous books, music and DVDs below will make the whole process a lot more fun.
Latke Larry Cooks Up Dough for Kids
For a second or two, it seems like the cloth doll is going to leap from the table to the stove and start wielding a spatula.
Proud to Have Guilt
Guilt & Pleasure — \”A magazine for Jews and the people who love them\” — hit newsstands across North America last month, offering readers content ranging from long-form essays and memoirs to fiction, comics, photography and archival material.
7 Days in The Arts
The Museum of Television and Radio pays tribute to a beloved puppet master in its current series, \”Celebrating 50 Years of Jim Henson and The Muppets.\” Through Dec. 22, see screenings of \”The Great Santa Claus Switch\” and \”Fraggle Rock: The Bells of Fraggle Rock.\”
There’s Some Good Music to Fill the Air
I was sitting in a fast-food joint last week when they piped in a pop-salsa version of \”Jingle Bells.\” If it had been Eddie Palmieri or Ray Barretto, I would have been fine, but this sounded like Menudo on crystal meth, and I decided I\’d had enough Christmas music for the next millennium.
Too Jewish to Play Myself
People see me as your \”typical Jewish woman,\” and maybe it\’s true: I\’ve got curly hair, opinions on every subject and I do not go camping. Plus, even after years of speech classes, I still have an identifiable New York nasality in my voice.
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