Posts Tagged: Abe Novick
The 2016 Election: Duck Soup (SATIRE)
Not since Rufus T. Firefly was appointed the new leader of Freedonia in the Marx Brothers’ movie, “Duck Soup,” has the world looked on with...
Call Anti-Semites What They Are – Jew Haters
While actual anti-Semitism (hating Jews) will likely never be eliminated, we should stop using the phrase. Do a Jay Leno "Jaywalk" and ask people on the...
The Return of X-Men and the Jewish Gene Theme
While most movie-goers will simply see another action-packed, super-hero flick this weekend in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," there's a deeper story to the "X-Men"...
Welcome Back, Captain America
Cap's back and not a moment too soon. Just as Russian President Vladimir Putin reasserts his old Cold War bravado, infused with Olympian juice after Sochi, this...
Artists Rock and Roll for Israel
Last year it was R&B singer Alicia Keys. This summer, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and rock band the Pixies all plan to perform in...
No One’s Laughing at This Anti-Semitic Comedian
First it was the iconographically challenged neo-Nazis that gave us that other brand of Bizarro swastika found in the Popular Association - Golden Dawn's logo....
The Age of Fakery
In an age of utter fakery, when the line distinguishing what's authentic from what's a sham gets narrower by the nanosecond, it's hard to know,...
Waiting for (Gal) Gadot
It was the year of the wrecking ball. From Miley's twerks to Lady Gaga's whacked out skirts, female celebs are in need of a new kind...
Noah: Making Movies of Disasters
Sandwiched between the Super Typhoon Haiyan last week and the devastation from tornadoes in Illinois a few days ago, I caught a first glimpse of...
Israel is the Nation of David
As children, we all grew up with the biblical story of David and Goliath. Of all the various stories from the bible, as a child,...
New Movie Provides God’s Eye View of Jerusalem
It's hard to think of a more appropriate city than Jerusalem to be seen from a G-d's eye view. But that's exactly what the new...
The Spirit of the Twin Towers Can’t Be Destroyed
(I wrote this piece days after 9/11/2001 and think it still rings true today.) When I lived in New York, I could look up at...
Rolling Stone’s Latest ‘Bad Boy’ is a Terrorist
Johnny Depp. Justin Bieber. Rihanna. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Whoa! Known for gracing its covers with musicians, movie actors and pop icons, Rolling Stone magazine has frequently tapped the...
Post-Apocalypse Now
Here's a hint for Hollywood if it's looking for a real "green" hero. Look to Israel. If there is a group of people...
