The 99-Cent Solution
Mark Miller
October 7, 2004
Dating a woman in Los Angeles can be an expensive proposition. But must it be one?
Category
humor
Roasting Woody Allen — Gently
Naomi Pfefferman
September 16, 2004
One could call \”Who Killed Woody Allen?\” a \”benign revenge comedy.\” Co-authors Tom Dunn, Dan Callahan and Brendan Connor wrote the whodunit after Allen allegedly withdrew the rights to his play, \”Death,\” from their theater company in 2001.
Jewish + Humor = ‘Jumor’
Stefanee Freedman
September 2, 2004
\”\’Jumor\’ is a look into our own culture through our elderly community,\” Aaron Krinsky said. \”The more homes we visited, the more we realized we were interested in the stories itself, not the comics who told them.\”
Pico’s Familiar Slice
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
August 5, 2004
The new Kosher Nostra is a tiny storefront on Pico Boulevard east of La Cienega Boulevard, just a block or two outside the beaten path of kosher establishments on Pico.
Test-a-Jew
Mark Miller
July 29, 2004
Back in high school, I had a crush on a Protestant girl, Joan Reid. She told me that her mother encouraged her to date — and even marry — Jewish guys because: a) They\’re smarter and work harder; b) They make great fathers; c) They don\’t get drunk and beat you.
Commitment’s Price
Judy Gruen
July 8, 2004
These days, many women complain about the epidemic of males who run in terror from the thought of a committed relationship.
‘Bonkers’ Finds Humor in Hell
Naomi Pfefferman
June 24, 2004
"I personally detest theater as therapy," Julianne Grossman said. "I don\’t want to see someone \’catharsis-izing\’ all over me in an attempt to heal themselves."
Mom and Dementia
Ellie Kahn
June 24, 2004
I reminded Mom of her move to Los Angeles three years ago, and her life at a San Fernando Valley board and care.
She sighed and said, \”Ellie, I\’m losing my marbles.\”
Writing Well Is the ‘Best Revenge’
Naomi Pfefferman
May 27, 2004
\”Revenge\” revolves around a 1998 staging of Stephen Fife\’s acclaimed adaptation of Sholem Asch\’s Yiddish classic, \”God of Vengeance,\” directed by his idol, the legendary Joseph Chaikin. The book recounts Fife\’s misadventures during that Atlanta production — such as his frantic attempts to find free places to crash — between astute insights into the play, the American theater and his colorful past.
Alan King a Model for Seinfeld, Crystal
Peter Ephross
May 13, 2004
Many young Americans know comedian Alan King\’s work — they just don\’t realize it.
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