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September 27, 2012
10:31 am
Fran Drescher has called all nursing mothers to get their breast milk tested after discovering American women are passing on harmful heavy metals and chemicals to their babies [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
9:19 am
Adam Lambert refuses to keep quiet about is marriage equality. The openly gay pop star performed this week at the Marylanders for Marriage Equality fundraiser at Washington DC's in support of the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state. "Marriage equality, though, is a human-rights issue," Lambert says, "it should bring people together, which is what I'm all about." [AOL]
8:51 am
Gwyneth Paltrow choked back tears as she made an emotional speech at the launch of the U.K. version of charity initiative Stand Up to Cancer on Monday. Watch her speech [SF Gate]
7:36 am
Ohio's Fairmount Temple Rabbi Joshua Caruso mentioned Jack Black's 'Jewish' interview with Conan from earlier this year in his Rosh Hashana speech: What do we learn from the interview about 'The Jewish Spark' (or - in Yiddish- the 'Pintele Tid') [Fairmount Temple]
6:34 am
Natalie Portman's parents told her she looks like a different person, after she dyed her hair honey-blonde for a new role [The Hollywood Reporter]
6:02 am
Russian Jewish animator Genndy Tartakovsky, whose Hotel Transylvania marks his feature film derictorial debut, talks about the difference between Russia and America as far as animation TV shows goes, and about Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg's style of work, saying "they are a slave to that joke and they are going to do whatever it takes to land it." [Cleveland]
September 25, 2012
12:00 pm
Here's your basic guide to Yom Kippur which starts today, the evening before the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrey and lasts for 24 hours. The themes of Yom Kippur: scales, justice, balance, truth, symmetry, sensitivity and optimism. [Jewish Press]
10:23 am
We liked you Edon Pinchot, but there's a new Jewish singing sensation on American TV. Carly Rose Sonenclar, a 13-year-old Westchester native, wowed the crowd of The X-Factor this week with her soulful rendition of Nina Simone’s Feeling Good. Here's the girl to whom Britney Spears called 'A little diva', and the notoriously picky Cowell even declared, “a star has just walked out on that stage.” [Jewcy]
9:54 am
The Israeli invention ReWalk , an amazing alternative mobility solution to the wheelchair for individuals with severe walking impairments, enabling them to stand, walk and use stairs, is now available to take home for a daily trials in Europe and already in use in the US institutions. Here's more about the Israeli company who makes paralyzed people's dream to walk again come true [No Camels]
8:08 am
While making her baby steps in Hollywood as an actress, 7 year old Mila Brener continues with her modeling career, with a new campaign for the kids’ collection of the LA-based clothing brand Gypsy05.
6:43 am
The video is here of Joseph Gordon-Levitt hilarious SNL opening skit, a monologue about how his favorite film this past summer was Magic Mike. He then stripped off his suit, and did a dance to It’s Raining Men, with some of the other cast members [Gossip Cop]
6:03 am
MAZEL TOV! Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar gave birth yesterday to her second child with hasband Freddie Prinze Jr. in Los angeles. "Mother and baby are doing great," her rep comfirmes. [US Weekly]
September 24, 2012
4:22 pm
Harry Brod, a University of Northern Iowa professor of religion and philosophy, explores the Jewish underpinnings of Superman, Batman, Captain America, Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the original X-Men. In his new book, Superman is Jewish?, Brod identifies pre and post-Holocaust superhereos, and ivestigates the inti-semitism towards the writers [DesMoinesRegister]
2:55 pm
RedFoo, the face of LMFAO is coming to perform in Israel next week, and in a new candid video that was released yesterday, he promises to rock Tel Aviv’s Nokia Theater. Also, it was announced that Israeli DJ and producer Tomer G will be the opening act of the spectacular show
1:47 pm
Producer Raz Olsher, 33, produced over the years tracks as a part of the underground electronic scene, but one song, titled Bom Bom, which he produced with Sam and the Wrop, became a #1 hit on the British chart and brought him to the front of the line of the mainstream dance scene
12:18 pm
Kat Dennings, who was named one of the best dressed actresses last night at the Emmy Awards, commented on some of the responses her CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls is recieving, that say the TV show is rude, offensive and crass. “Sure, the show pushes the envelope,” Dennings said. “But every joke that does that comes from a character place. We’re not just trying to shock people.” [New York Daily News]
11:00 am
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory director Marlene Behrmann writes about her interesting study with colegues at the Weizmann Institute of Science, that is all about trying to understand on a basic neural level what happens inside the brain that might give rise to the altered behaviors in autism [The Huffington Post]
10:52 am
Comedienne Joan Rivers stepped into the “beauty confessional” booth at the Fashion Week wrap party hosted by Benefit Cosmetics & E! Fashion Police and gave an hilarious plastic surgery confession, the way only she knows to give [Extra]
9:25 am
Sarah Silverman is starring in a new political web video sponsored by the Jewish Council for Education and Research that uses unprintable language to raise awareness about new, tough voter ID laws in some states [New York Daily News]
8:40 am
Mac Miller, whose arm was in a cast after an injury he suffered while on the Under the Influence of Music, tells all about his first meeting with Eminem which really went well, during Mac's tour with Wiz Khalifa and Kendrick Lamar [MTV]