Brittany Murphy Dead at 32 (& Her Husband is a Whack Job)
TMZ.com is reporting that actress Brittany Murphy died this morning after having been rushed to Cedars-Sinai in LA where she suffered from full cardiac arrest. The 32-year-old actress, best-known for her featured work…
Just Seen & Heard on FOX: A Majorly Anti-Semitic Seth MacFarlane
As someone who watches Family Guy on a fairly regular basis, I usually resort to rolling my eyes when the show’s creator, Seth MacFarlane, incorporates a Jew joke into what has lately become…
If Don Draper Were a Jew…
There has been speculation since the dawn of the rise in popularity of the hit show Mad Men, that the show’s resident heart throb and protagonist, Don Draper is in fact Jewish. Since…
Ivanka Trump to Do the Jewish Thing & Tweet it Proudly
Originally posted on Bloggin’ with Amaldo (the source of all pop culture goodness) Newly engaged to up-and-coming media mogul and NY Observer owner, Jared Kushner, once one of NYC’s most eligible bachelors, Ivanka…
Regina Spektor’s New Album Goes “Far”
Regina Spektor’s new album, Far, is slated for release this Tuesday, June 23rd. For a sneak peak of the talented chanteuse’s signature track, “Laughing With,” listen below. Laughing With Get this video and…
Uptown Girl Meets Her MidEast Man
Billy Joel’s wife Katie Lee, 33 years his junior, and the former host of the hit Bravo reality TV show, Top Chef, is shagging Israeli fashion designer, Yigal Azrouel . Sidebar: Am I…
Amy Winehouse Wants to Heal the Sick
Because it’s never too late to think about “trialing” new vocations and you’ve got nothing but time on your hands when your producers are picking up your $3340/night villa tab (not to mention…
Really?? Seriously?? Waltzes with Terrorists?
Welcome to this week’s feature of “Really?? Seriously??” brought to you by yours truly. This week we explore the way in which news on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas is being…
Ilana Donna Goes Biking for Sport
Who knew that people can function at 4:30 AM…Let alone get up that early on a weekend to bike 100 miles all in the name of a little social mingling. Am I missing…
Let’s Get Serious For A Second
What’s wrong with being an equal opportunity offender within the confines of comedy? If you asked me before I saw Tropic Thunder last night I might have answered, “Not much.” Not the case…
Pluggin’ a New Site for Kids, Adults, & Educators Worldwide
Think Goofus and Gallant are enough to teach today’s kids the stuff that they need to make it in the real world? You’re wrong. These days it’s all about differentiation and having the…
Productivity is Over-Rated
Disclaimer: The following is not so Jewishy in context, but is a good read and written by a Jewish blogger. It is also coincidentally housed on Workerbiatch.com where other such posts live and…
The Hottest Israeli Export Is Religion TV
According to an article in this week’s Newsweek, Israeli TV is quickly becoming the hottest commodity to hit Hollywood since Ben Stiller did his Derelicte schtick in Zoolander. Not to nuke the fridge…
Little Boxes No More: Is Weeds Going Too Far South?
Last night’s episode of “Weeds” featured a noticeable absence of song (and cheer) at the episode’s opening. So glaring was it that the opening shot simply showed a highway, the Mexican border, and…
Weddings Will Drive You Meshuganah
There are women that dream of one day having their weddings, marrying their respective Prince/ss Charming, and running away to his/her castle. And then there are the rest of us who don’t have…
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls, Used Cracked Pavements Instead
Originally posted on Amaldo.com. Remember your worst nightmare? The one involving you being discarded like yesterday’s trash and easily replaced? The one where you woke and realized that thankfully you weren’t dispensible or…
What Do Retirees in Florida Do All Day?
Originally posted on Amaldo.com. Ilana Donna goes to visit the folks in Florida and bites off a little more than even she can chew with the characters she encounters (and no, I’m talking…
With a Goyishe Punim Like That…
Originally posted on Amaldo.com. Season 4 of Weeds premiered last night and I, for one, couldn’t have been more giddy. As a huge fan of the show, its premise, and in spite of…
Girls Gone Wild for Sex & The City
Back is Amaldo.com’s video blogger Ilana Donna with a new video documenting the craze that’s managed to sweep the nation, otherwise known as Sex & The City fanaticism and Sarah Jessica Parker idolatry….
Don’t Blame Oscar’s Lowest Ratings Ever on Jon Stewart’s Ad Libbing
Oscar ratings were dramatically down this year. This despite all the George Clooney pimping, the red dresses, and Sean Penn’s new arm candy. While the writers’ strike is rumored to be the primary…
Sarah Silverman is Fucking Matt Damon?
More proof that he writers’ strike is putting a serious dent on the availability of celebrities for late night appearances on talk shows: A guest on her longtime boyfriend, Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show…
New Heeb Ads Could Benefit From A Delicious Dish of Pinkberry
I get that Heeb owns the whole over-the-top, subversive, irreverent, gratuitous space in Jewish culture rags, but really their latest promo ad is just a little too much even for those of us…
Ilana Donna’s Psychic Connection
Ilana Donna’s new video is sure to give some amount of thought to the validity of psychic networks, but really how much of your future do you want dictated to you? In short,…
