Brian Finkelstein’s one-man show: Suicide, untimely deaths, masochism and humor
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September 23, 2014
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September 23, 2014
U.S. and Arab allies launch first strikes on fighters in Syria
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
The United States and its Arab allies bombed Syria for the first time on Tuesday, killing scores of ISIS fighters and members of a separate al Qaeda-linked group, opening a new front against militants by joining Syria\’s three-year-old civil war.
Why I have vaccinated my daughters
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
I have two girls, ages three and eleven. My daughters have gotten every last vaccine I can possibly get for them. I have done the same for myself.
The new documentary ‘Pump’ asks society to question its fuel choices
Avishay Artsy
September 23, 2014
It’s already been 13 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and in that time we’ve come to understand the difficult geopolitical situation that our oil dependence has put us in.
The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment and self control
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
Have I got a treat for you! Oooh, look — a big, fat, delicious marshmallow! Aren’t you dying to pop it in your mouth right this very minute?
West Hollywood, Israel join forces in HIV/AIDS task force
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
Israel’s Consul General in Los Angles David Siegel and West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico gripped the handles of a super-sized pair of scissors as they cut a ceremonial red ribbon Sept. 18, marking their joint partnership in an HIV/AIDS task force.
The Raging Jews of Comedy
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
Memo to the building maintenance staff at Beverly Hills High School: Pay the air conditioning bill.
White House intruder allegedly had 800 rounds of ammunition in car
Jewish Journal
September 23, 2014
A decorated Iraq war veteran who scaled a fence on Friday night and got into the White House had more than 800 rounds of ammunition in his car and had been arrested in July with a sniper rifle and a map on which the executive mansion was marked, a federal prosecutor said on Monday.
Yvonne Rainer celebrated as groundbreaking dancer and artist
Avishay Artsy
September 23, 2014
My God! Can theater finally come down to the irreducible fact that one group of people is looking at another group?! — Yvonne Rainer, 1969
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