The Esther scroll, known as the megillah in Hebrew, captures the ancient legend of Queen Esther. Yearly the scroll is read on the Feast of Purim, a full swing celebration of the salvation of the Jews in the Persian empire under the rule of King Xerxes I in the 5th century. Dating back to 1746, […]
6
Feb
Taschen's unique recreation of the megillah
9
Oct
Ricky Rozay returns with 18-track hip-hop street mix
Rick Ross returns to the street mix game with his latest offering of free music, The Black Bar Mitzvah mixtape. I guess he’s trying to say that like every Jewish 13-year-old boy Ross is finally becoming a man, which is an important step. The 18 track-long mixtape sees Ricky Rozay rap alongside a number of […]
23
Aug
A vague, self-indulgent portrait of a pop icon
Ah, Serge. The type of sex God only France could create: gangly, skinny, big nose, bulging eyes, and looking like a cross between Mr. Burns and Roman Polanski with a lit cigarette hanging from his puffy lips. Despite his crazy appearance, Serge Gainsbourg wooed Brigitte Bardot and wedded Jane Birkin and had women all over […]
21
Jul
World's first Kosher scotch whisky, aged in American Oak
This new whisky from The Glenrothes is not named after its age, unlike most single malt scotches, but rather by the type of oak it is aged in — in this case American oak, aka Quercus Alba, in formerly used bourbon barrels. It is also the world’s first certified kosher scotch whisky, and is available […]
12
Oct
What will you think of your answers a year from now?
The idea of a time capsule is one that always intrigues us as a species, otherwise we wouldn’t keep doing it. We take pictures so we can remember…ummm…all the times we got wasted in Tijuana, blacked out and tried to jerk off the donkey…we’ve all done that, no? Our friends remind us, but pictures immortalize […]
