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March 16, 2006

N for No-Nonsense Natalie

Amy Longsdorf March 16, 2006

Natalie Portman has probably populated more fanboy fantasies than anyone this side of Jessica Alba.
Besides presiding over the recent \”Star Wars\” films as Queen Amidala, she plays a bald, beautiful and badass revolutionary in \”V For Vendetta,\” opening March 17, the latest film from \”Matrix\” masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski. As the missing link between the universes of George Lucas and the Wachowski Brothers, Portman holds a unique place in geek-movie history

Sobol’s ‘iWitness’: Principled or Treasonous?

Tom Tugend March 16, 2006

At the height of the intifada, in 2002, more than 600 Israeli pilots and soldiers, many in elite units, refused to serve in what they considered the occupied Palestinian territories.\nThese were not pacifists or conscientious objectors to war in any form. Many had fought in Israel\’s past wars for survival, but they refused to bear arms in what they saw as an oppressive campaign.

This Week – Carnival Time

Rob Eshman March 16, 2006

We arrived early for the Purim carnival last Sunday. The giant bounce house still lay in a wrinkled, uninflated wad on a corner of the parking lot. The only children around were, like our son, middle school volunteers, corralling the puppies for the puppy-petting booth, lining up bottles for the ring toss.

Spectator – Make Room for the Jammys

George Robinson March 16, 2006

In response to the glaring absence of Jewish music from the Grammy Awards, the teen-themed JVibe has just released the results of its first \”Jammys,\” a set of Jewish music awards sponsored by the magazine and voted on by readers on the monthly\’s Web site.

Studio Secured to Create Spiritual Art

Amy Klein March 16, 2006

On the small, darkened stage, a lone streetlight illuminates the façade of a front porch that, hours later, will serve as the set of Billy Crystal\’s Long Island home in his one-man show \”700 Sundays.\”

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