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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Launch Weed Company in Canada
(JTA) — Seth Rogen is starting a company to sell something very near and dear to his heart: marijuana. The actor and his Jewish writing partner Evan Goldberg (the pair have written classics like “Superbad” and the stoner comedy “Pineapple Express”) launched Houseplant...
Nathan Englander on the Book He has been Waiting His Whole Life to Write
NEW YORK (JTA) — Sitting in a kosher bakery in the town of West Hempstead, on Long Island, Nathan Englander admits it: He sees the world through, in his words, “hummus-colored glasses.” “Without being silly, every character, every setting, every food,...
Alex Bregman Signs One of the Largest-Ever Contracts for a Jewish Athlete
Update: This article initially incorrectly stated that Alex Bregman broke the record for contracts for Jewish athletes. Ryan Braun had signed one worth $5 million more. We’ve also added a reference to a Sports Illustrated article that discusses Bregman’s bar...
Jerry Seinfeld Stars in New Vampire Weekend Music Video Set in Jewish Delis
(JTA) — In a new music video, Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig takes the viewer through two of New York City’s Jewish culinary landmarks — and none other than Jerry Seinfeld comes along for the ride. The video for “Sunflower,” directed by Jonah Hill (née Feldstein),...Upcoming Events
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6:00 pm Salon Series: Women’s Voices @ Everyman Theatre
Salon Series: Women’s Voices @ Everyman Theatre
Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm
Enjoy intimate staged play readings (with cocktails!) by emerging women playwrights and directed by the women of Everyman Theatre’s Resident Acting Company (Dawn Ursula, Beth Hylton, Deborah Hazlett, Paige Hernandez and Megan Anderson) in the[...]
May
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all-day Play-A-Role Series @ Everyman Theatre
Play-A-Role Series @ Everyman Theatre
May 3 all-day
Play-A-Role events at the theater include a meal and play reading, and are enhanced with props, costume pieces and backstage stories from your Resident Company host about the recent Everyman productions of these beloved plays.[...]
8:00 pm The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa @ Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric
The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa @ Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric 
May 3 @ 8:00 pm
This hologram tour from Eyellusion includes former Zappa bandmates guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, bassist Scott Thunes, multi-instrumentalist Robert Martin, percussionist Ed Mann, and drummer and Zappa archivist Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers. It also promises[...]
Publisher’s Notes
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