If you've ever wondered what Britney Spears's life would be like if she made aliya—and, as someone whose workout mix is comprised almost exclusively of her music, I have—wonder no more. Arriving in the Holy Land for a highly anticipated concert this evening, Spears made it abundantly clear what kind [...]

Another chapter has closed in the ownership saga of Hitler's vacant birth home, which was seized last year by the Austrian government from its longtime owner, Gerlinde Pommer, who had refused to sell it. Last week, the AP reported that the Austrian Constitutional court, the country's top court, ruled that [...]

Before I saw Edgar Wright's Baby Driver over the weekend I knew nothing about the film's 23-year-old star, Ansel Elgort, who has apparently been a young and widely talented heartthrob for a few years now. In the movie, Elgort plays Baby, a talented getaway driver who, in order to pay [...]

Every Fourth of July, competitive eaters head to Coney Island in Brooklyn and stuff their faces to see how many hot dogs and buns they can consume. But did you know that the world of competitive eating has lesser known contests, including ones with kosher food? We're talking matzo balls [...]

Pardon me, Gal Gadot, but another young Israeli woman would like her turn in the spotlight: this weekend, Quentin Tarantino, the increasingly introspective poet of American violence, announced his engagement to the Israeli singer Daniela Pick. This is a double delight to Israelis of a certain age, old enough to have [...]

Precocious children, fans of children's literature, fashionistas, and anyone who loves celebrity gossip all need to skibble over to the New York Historical Society to see Eloise at the Museum, which runs through Oct. 9. It's full of nifty illustrations, fun memorabilia, and delicious dirt about the adorable/horrifying little girl [...]

Rick Rubin has Malibu's greatest beard. It's expressive, luxuriant, yet well-trimmed. Three times over the course of an hour-long conversation at an espresso bar just off the Pacific Coast Highway, beard adulators stop dead in their tracks and stare, speechless, lost in the harmonious interplay of form and formlessness that [...]

In response to Jonathan Zalman's “Must-See: 150 People Sing ‘O Canada' in Yiddish” Although I enjoyed this article, the claim of precedence is incorrect. The Canadian anthem was translated in 1957 into Yiddish and Hebrew by the renowned cantor Benjamin Brownstone z”l (my late Uncle) honoring the 75th birthday of Prime [...]

Poop has never looked so sexy. No, really. With her rockin' bod, nude-colored bodysuit, and that smile, Ilana Becker's career is taking off faster than you say, “I have diarrhea!” She's been on Orange Is the New Black, HBO's Crashing, Girls, and Odd Mom Out (to name but a few), [...]

Jay-Z's much-anticipated 4:44, his first record since 2013's critically panned but awesomely titled Magna Carta Holy Grail, drops today. Fans are rightly scouring the release for any conceivable mention of Jay's marital and familial drama—although Beyoncé, his wife, had the first and probably last word on the matter with Lemonade, [...]