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Culture The prickly reason Mel Gibson will never be canceled
The reason Mel Gibson still works in Hollywood has to do with some obscure — possibly Australian — practice called cactus-hugging. Earlier this week actor Josh Malina, writing for The Atlantic, wondered why Gibson, despite his many high-profile — and in the case of “Passion of the Christ,” highly lucrative — displays of antisemitism, may…
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Culture Paul Rudd is the Sexiest Man Alive. Take that, former winner Mel Gibson.
It’s a banner day for embarrassing Jewish dads everywhere. Paul Rudd, the eternally young and irrepressibly charming star of “Ant-Man” is People’s Sexiest Man Alive. As someone who has hosted a Rudd-O-Ween party (picture below), has intimate knowledge of Rudd’s contributions to the oeuvre of Tim and Eric and keeps a private ranking of the…
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Culture Kurt Russell compares made-up Santa language to the Aramaic of ‘Passion of the Christ’
Bearded, magic men promising mystical rewards or punishment, however jiggly their bellies or toned their midsections, do not hold much interest for most Jews. But sometimes, on matters of Santa or Jesus, we must break our respectful silence. Such a rare occasion presented itself on Nov. 18, smack-dab in the middle of nitl season, when…
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Culture Absolutely every anti-Semitic thing Mel Gibson has ever said
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Fast Forward Winona Ryder says Mel Gibson asked if she was an ‘oven dodger’
(JTA) — Actress Winona Ryder said she was passed over for a movie role because the studio head thought she looked “too Jewish” and Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dodger.” Ryder talked about her experiences with anti-Semitism in Hollywood as part of wide-ranging interview published in the London-based Sunday Times….
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The Schmooze Uh, Who Decided To Let Mel Gibson Star In A Movie Called ‘Rothchild’?
Reader, I have made some unfortunate decisions in my life. Last night I ate potato chips covered in cheese at 11 pm and called it “dinner.” In high school I wore knock-off Ugg boots with enormous bejeweled butterflies on the calves. Once — gulp — I even voluntarily listened to Spotify’s Hanukkah playlist, all the…
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The Schmooze Mel Gibson Slithers Back To Power Under The Cover Of #MeToo
America is embroiled in one of our favorite national disputes: Can people make amends for evil acts? Can a person who has done some good things also be a person who has done some bad things? If a man is wealthy, handsome, and affable-seeming, should we put him in a position of power regardless of…
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