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Year One: Biblical Blasphemy is Back Year One: Biblical Blasphemy is Back

Sunday school just got a lot more interesting. The new movie Year One is an Old Testament version of the classic Monty Python comedy The Life of Brian.  Year One Now, for some people, that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement. Not everybody approved of the Pythons’ outrageous spoof of Biblical epics, which featured something to offend everyone.... Read more

An open letter to New York Magazine An open letter to New York Magazine

“Tone down the Jewishness so everybody can enjoy it,” says the studio exec played by Ricky Gervais in the recent indie-film-within-a-film For Your Consideration. “I don’t go around saying I’m a gentile.” An open letter to New York Magazine While I was writing my book Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century (Barricade Books: 2008),... Read more

Kill Adolf Hitler Kill Adolf Hitler

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you hadn’t taken that job, or gone to that school, or moved to that neighborhood? In other words: what if you were living in an alternative reality? Kill Adolf Alternative history is a genre with a long pedigree, especially in the realm of science fiction. After all, who can resist wondering,... Read more

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