A classically trained pianist who didn\’t write his first song until he was 24, Friedman thrives on intensive research — whether it\’s the hundreds of interviews that form the basis of The Civilians\’ plays, or historical research for \”Bloody Bloody\” — and draws musical inspiration from a seemingly limitless range of styles.
When Peter Saraf signed on to co-produce the film, \”Little Miss Sunshine,\” he says he did so without hesitation. The script, about a dysfunctional family\’s road trip, spoke to him immediately, and he was proud to bring his great-aunt and great-uncle to see it.
What\’s funny to Sarah? And does she tell racist jokes? Well, she does use the \’C\’ word![\"ALTTEXT\"](\"{filedir_3}ssnightline.jpg\")
Who doesn\’t love old Jewish comedians? Those mamzers of mirth and halutzim of humor who paved the road from the Catskills to Vegas as first-generation entertainers.
We\’ve all been there.
You go to the store, turn on the TV or pick up a catalogue and see something incredibly silly that you never in a million years would buy for yourself (it\’s also called a \”guilty pleasure\”). But you can always say you are buying it for someone else. So in the grand tradition of the Pet Rock, the Moses action figure and the snow cone machine, The Journal presents the Chanukah gifts you really want but won\’t admit it.
Of all the regular columns in The Jewish Journal, I enjoy the Singles column the most. You know, the one typically written by a 30-something still out there, searching for
Mr. or Ms. Right.
Some women would argue that your expectations should go down the longer you are single. I say a deal breaker is a deal breaker, and the fact that you have turned 28
for several years in a row doesn\’t mean you should dismiss core things you want in a guy.
Sherwood Schwartz is not one to complain. Which isn\’t to say he has nothing to complain about.
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