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May 24, 2013

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb: When I didn't so 'humbly disagree'

Caroline B. Glick: Thank you, Hafez al-Assad

Diana West: From the Brooklyn Bridge to London
Morgan Housel: Why spotting bubbles is so much harder than you think

Environmental Nutrition editors: NuVal labeling to the rescue?

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Memorial Day: Jews Serving and KIA in War on Terror; Liberace Bio-Pic; Jew Wins "Survivor"; Shalom, Dr. Brothers; More

The Kosher Gourmet by Emma Christensen: HIDE THESE FROZEN TREATS FROM THE KIDDIES!: Sangria pops; Irish cream pudding pops; mango Lassi pops

May 22, 2013

John Thorne: They launched the 'Arab Spring' but now yearn for the good old days of a strongman

John Rosemond: 'Disciplinary math' adds up to parental successl

Warren Richey: Are prayers before public meetings OK? Supreme Court to decide
Rick Montgomery: Use of ADHD drugs as study aid raises concern on campuses

Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D.: 6 convincing reasons you should keep carbs in your diet

Eoin O'Carroll: Scientists examine nothing, find something

The Kosher Gourmet by Carole Kotkin: This soup is made from one of the great pleasures of spring: A wonderful pairing of rosy color and earthy tang

May 20, 2013

Richard A. Serrano: Is Meir Kahane's assassin now a changed man?

Hannan Adely: Town raises Palestinian flag at City Hall

Melissa Healy: Genetic copies of living people from embryos no longer science fiction
Morgan Housel: When smart investors do stupid things

Sharon Saloman, M.S., R.D.: Hunger games: Eat more, weigh less, without starving

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Jews Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame; Anton Yelchin co-stars in New "Trek" film; Kutcher (but not Kunis) visits Israel; Jewish TV Star Praises Jewish Rap Star

The Kosher Gourmet by Cathy Pollak: WARNING: This WALNUT CAKE WITH PRALINE FROSTING, perfect for afternoon coffee, is addicting

May 13, 2013

Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo: Why the giving of the document that would permanently change the world could only be done in desolation

David G. Savage: Church-state, literally? Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church

Emily Alpert: Recession dragged down birth rates for less-educated women
Morgan Housel: The deep downside of home ownership

Peter Teffer: Will Dutch police soon be stalking cybercriminals on your computer?

Heidi McIndoo, M.S., R.D.: Meatless 'meat' can have its own set of problems

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: Celebrate! This must-try appetizer is delicate yet has depth of flavor: Corn-Leek Cakes with Caviar, Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche

May 10, 2013

Rabbi Berel Wein: Be all that you should be

Caroline B. Glick: The dirty little secret about Israel's Arabs

Mona Charen: Hawking's Moral Calculus: The man and the movement he embraces
Morgan Housel: The biggest retirement myth ever told

Sandi Doughton: Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : The Great Gatsby's Jewish Ties; Jews in the "Time 100 list" List; People's Most Beautiful Women

The Kosher Gourmet by Linda Gassenheimer: A sweet-hot meal: Pear salsa spices up salmon

May 8, 2013

Peter Ford: Why China is welcoming both Israel's Netanyahu and Palestinians' Abbas

Warren Richey: Obama administration quietly backs out of appeal over new contraceptive mandate

Fred Weir: At Kerry-Putin meeting, US-Russia relations thaw --- a tad
Amanda Paulson: Study reveals sad truths about community colleges

Harvard Health Letters: Evidence weak that zinc, echinacea are beneficial

The Kosher Gourmet by Leela Cyd Ross : Almost too pretty to eat, this colorful salad with Sicilian inspiration will tickle the taste buds and delight your visual sensibility

May 6, 2013

Edmund Sanders and Patrick J. McDonnell: Think Israel's objective in Syria is to weaken Assad or embolden the rebels? Think again

Brian Bennett: Israeli airstrikes may show weakness in Syrian defense

Michael Ollove: Millions of ex-felons, parolees and those on probation are about to be entitled to tax-payer paid health coverage
Karen Kaplan: Most men can skip PSA test for prostate cancer, urologists say

Kimberly Lankford: How to track down a lost life insurance policy

Dream of Mars exploration achievable, experts say

The Kosher Gourmet by Susan M. Selasky: EGGPLANT WRAPS are an easy, sumptuous and scrumptious meal

May 3, 2013

Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo: Human Courage and the Unavoidable, Disturbing Text

Steven Emerson: Attorney General Fights CAIR in Court, Lauds it in Public

Mediterranean diet helps beat dementia: study
Harvard Health Letters: When to be screened for a hearing problem

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Iron Man's Jewish Connections; Marc Maron's New TV Show; Martin Landau Grows Up with Israel; Shalom, Allan Arbus

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: A sweet surprise for Mother's Day dessert

May 1, 2013

Jonathan Rosenblum: An Improbable Journey to Orthodoxy

Jonathan Tobin: Blame Obama, Not Israel for Syria Push

Kids, kittens the Same? With employee perks at struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo! it's hard to tell
Halena M. Gazelka, M.D.: Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: What you need to know about implanted pain relief devices

Sandy Kleffman: Artificial kidney offers hope to patients tethered to a dialysis machine

Jessica Shugart: When it comes to math, MRIs may be better than IQs

The Kosher Gourmet by Mario Batali: The celebrated chef on how high-maintenance ASPARAGUS RISOTTO need not be

April 29, 2013

Roy Gutman: Poland's new Jewish museum celebrates life, doesn't revisit Holocaust

Mark Clayton: Terrorism in America: Is US missing a chance to learn from failed plots?

Kim Murphy: Boston Bomber's 'Svengali' Revealed
Morgan Housel: He's rich, smart and old: Listen to him

Thomas Salinas, D.D.S.: Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: The safety of amalgam fillings

Harvard Health Letters: Tomatoes and stroke protection

Pete Spotts: Tiny satellites + cellphones = cheaper 'eyes in the sky' for NASA

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: Swing into spring with lemon cream pie

April 26, 2013

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: The world is a mirror

Caroline B. Glick: Time to confront Obama

Clifford D. May: Defense in the Age of Jihadist Terrorism
Kimberly Lankford: New strategies ease pain of paying for long-term care insurance

Howard LeWine, M.D.: Ask the Harvard Experts: Too much ibuprofen?

Sharon Palmer, R.D.: How to feel your best -- with plenty of energy, a healthy weight and optimal mental and physical function -- without driving yourself batty

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom: Jewish Major Leaguers, 2013; New Movies and Comedy Show; Shalom, 'Lumpy' (Leave it to Beaver)

The Kosher Gourmet by Emily Ho : A bright and cheerful salad to herald the warmer months ahead

April 24, 2013

Steven Emerson: Boston Bomber Exposes Islamist Secret

Morgan Housel Admit it: No one has any idea what's going on
Harvard Health Letters: Can you get headaches from headache medication?

Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D.: How to easily get more Omega-3s in your diet

Melissa Healy: Pot in a pill: All the pain relief without the smoke

The Kosher Gourmet by Susan Russo: Chipotle Chili Butternut Squash Soup is bold, zesty, hot

April 22, 2013

Ken Dilanian: Counterterrorism's future is unclear

US man departing country arrested on terror charges
Barbara Williams: An unorthodox but growing treatment in a 9-year-old's battle against cancer

P.J. Skerrett, M.D.: How to recognize a good whole grain product

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom: Teen actor Jonah Bobo in New Flick: Hunky James Wolk on Mad Men; Erich Segal's Daughter Writes Prize-Winning Jewish Novel


Jewish World Review

Trail-Blazing Science; Fast-Food Culture Shock

By Chuck Shepherd

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia recently won a $36,000 grant to study the genetic basis of Trimethylaminuria, otherwise known as the disorder that causes sufferers to smell like dead fish.

The first case reported in medical literature was in the 1970s, but according to a Science News report, "an ancient Hindu tale describes a maiden who 'grew to be comely and fair, but a fishy odor ever clung to her.'" [ABC News via WLS Radio (Chicago), 3-6-2012; Science News, 3-15-1999]

Since December, the White Castle restaurant in Lafayette, Ind., has provided diners with a stylish experience that includes table service and a wine selection to go with its iconic "slider" hamburgers.

A state wine industry expert told The Wall Street Journal in February, after a tasting, that she would recommend the Merlot, although the Moscato was "fun" and the Chardonnay passable (though all wines come in $4.50, screw-off-top bottles and is served in clear plastic glasses).

(As for the sliders, said the wine expert, eyeing the burgers on her plate, "At some point, that was a cow, I guess.") [Wall Street Journal, 2-22-2012]


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Previously:


Justice -- literally -- gone to the dogs!

Least Competent Criminals

You can't make this stuff up!

Ironies

Could Be True. Maybe Not.

French Full-Body Health Care; Fine Points of the Law

Least Competent Criminals; Undignified Deaths

People With Issues; Pennsylvania Bites?

Huh!?

Great, ahem, Art!

Government in Action!

Least Competent Criminals; Recurring Themes

People With Issues; It's Everywhere!

The Classic Middle Name (all-new!)

The Continuing Crisis

Gift for real-life daughter of fake 'doll'; Find this, GPS users --- common sense

Least Competent Criminals

Creme de la Weird; Armed and Clumsy (all new!)

Unclear on the Concept

Inexplicable; Who Knew Restrooms Were So Complicated?

Can't Possibly Be True!

Least Competent Criminals; Obsessions

Questionable Judgments

Respect all cultures!?

Questionable Judgments

Leading Economic Indicators?

Least Competent Criminals; What, no 'lactation discrimination'!?

Can't Possibly Be True!; Medical Marvels

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

The Weirdo-American Community; Bright Ideas

Least Competent Spies; Compelling Explanations

Latest Human Rights --- including for non-humans

Damned lovers; Great, ahem, Art!

Ironies

Bright Ideas

Don't mess with this mayor; Least Competent Criminals

News That Sounds Like a Joke; Pet This

Great, ahem, Art!

Government in Action!

Their parents must have hated them; Awesome!

Least Competent Criminals

Do names portend the future?; HUH!?

The Way the World Works

(Fore)Sight from the Afterlife; No Common Cents. Er, Pence

The Force Is NOT With You

Least Competent Criminals

Looney law?

Games morons play

Can't Possibly Be True!

Inexplicable; 'Dementiaville'

Oops!; Least Competent Criminals

Separation of 'church' and reality?; Chutzpah!

The District of Calamity?

Respect all cultures!?

Our %$#$%%$ government!

Victimized perps

Medical Marvels?

That Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Crooks Not Ready for Prime Time

A hoo-hoo done it?; Dawn of an idea saved commuters $ 12 million

Well, it ALMOST worked

Can't make this stuff up!

Even More Ironies

Ironies

Anti-Theft ID Breakthrough; No 'Individual Mandate'

Undignified Deaths

Over-competent criminals; Least Competent Criminals

Drones even a liberal could love; And you thought American bureaucracy was bad!

Cliches Come to Life

Clean living in extreme; deserving of an a(commode)ation?

A bloody - but holy!? - mess?; No Longer Weird?

Least Competent Criminals; bang a bong for the boring

When criminality is stranger than fiction; People with issues

Shrink, heal thyself; how to get your Destined One to send you to the slammer

Man bites (eats) . . .; snarky headline should have gone here

If only the pol had followed her own law; neighbor (belongs in) hell

If he only hadn't had a brain; defining bureaucracy, painfully

Australia: Leader in men's rights?; substitute predators found, thankfully

When women harass; to protect and rape

Cone (headed) logic for homeland security; Attention Walmart geniuses

Still weird: Updates, Part II

Still weird: Updates, Part I

Tampon tippling now practiced by males?; it ain't just bullet-proof stockings, anymore

Idiot gets arrested and sued after reenacting urban legend; Choked-up (and out)

When Tattoos Aren't Nearly Enough; jail birds who aren't

The Pervo-American Community; locked-up loser

Undignified Deaths

Is it the law that an an . . . or the judges --- Lessons in Proportionality

Pathetic losers

Can't Possibly Be True!

Absolutely Least Competent Criminal

Creme de la Weird

All cultures are equal!?

The next time the kids complain about their school …

Hallucination and delusion competition; Bright Ideas

Creme de la Weird

Hey, What's ‘Good News’ Doing in ‘News of the Weird’?

HUH!?

Our Animal Overlords

Wait . . . What!?; Cutting-Edge Science

Least Competent Criminals

Our Litigious Society

Ironies

Reigning cats and . . . replacing man

Well, that certainly explains it

Least Competent Criminals

Recent Alarming Headlines

Almost too-good-to-be-true police reports

Great, ahem, Art!

Government for the People!?

Armed and Clumsy (All-New!)

Bright Ideas

Cutting-Edge Tactics?

Society's collective yelp for help

Casualties in the culture-war?; bloody sick

Unclear on the Concept

Ultimate Catfighting; Mixed Evidence on Smoking

Do names portend the future?; Hey, It Could've Happened

Can't Possibly Be True!

You can't be trusted not to hurt yourself, citizens!

They warp faith

Inscrutable Asians

HUH!?

Questionable Judgments

Leading Economic Indicators; A News of the Weird Classic (January 1995)

DMV Is a Dangerous Place

The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Weird Science; Recent Alarming Headlines

What passes for cutting-edge fashion; Least Competent Criminals

Compelling Explanations; Unclear on the Concept

The Litigious Society

Oh, the sweet irony!; Least Competent Criminals

Bureaucrat's Delight; Creme de la Weird

News That Sounds Like a Joke; (Very) Undignified Death

Great, ahem, Art!

Government in Action!

A ride to die for --- literally!; Least Competent Criminals

Fine Points of the Law

People Different From Us

The Continuing Crisis

Risky Business Models; News of the Self-Indulgent

Oops!; ‘Sorry, Honey. I Was Aiming at the Dog’

No Respect

Unclear on the Concept

Don't read on a full stomach; Inexplicable

Can't Possibly Be True!

Direct Pipelines from the Pentagon to U.S. Enemies

This can't be true!

All cultures are equal!?

People With Issues; Least Competent Criminals

The perfect marriage?; heavenly points for trying?

Pervs on Parade; Least Competent People

HUH!????

Our Animal Sidekicks

No, Thanks!

For Self-Indulgent Crackpots

The Pervo-American Community; Least Competent Criminals

The Continuing Crisis

Compelling Explanations?

Ironies

Government turns TLC into crime, fine

The Pervo-American Community; truly bizarre historical trivia

Coincidence?; Catch-22; Unclear on the Concept

Jobs-for-life; Bats' Rights

Government in Action!

Ironic twist on ‘affirmative action’; Ah, art!

Names in the News (For Immature Readers Only, Please!); Pathetic losers

The continuing crisis, con't; The Pervo-American Community

The Continuing Crisis

New meaning for ‘adult toy’; OOPS! Wrong crime

THE NERVE!

Police Blotter

Recent Confusing Headlines; People With Issues

Unclear on the Concept

Can't Possibly Be True!

Respect all cultures!?; screwed for something he didn't

Least Competent Criminals; He's full of . . . .

MORE Questionable Judgments

Questionable Judgments

Cultural Diversity

White men can …; Cutting-Edge Research

Undignified Deaths; Recurring Themes

People Different From Us --- And Most!; Leading Economic Indicators

Civilization in Decline: Growing Up Early

The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Life lessons for make-believe world; Armed and Clumsy (all-new!)

Recurring Themes; Update

You just had to open that yap of yours, didn't you!?

Ironies

Fan-atic$; Unclear on the Concept

Easily Offended

Criminals With Chutzpah; Least Competent Non-Criminals

Almost (Deservedly) Dead in Bed; Gee, whiz genius; They Call it Art!

More of your Government in Action!

Government in Action!

The Aristocrats!

Oops!

The Continuing Crisis

Bright Ideas

OOPS!

People With Issues

News That Sounds Like a Joke; Inexplicable

Can't Possibly Be True!, II

Can't Possibly Be True!

T-moo-I!; Unclear on the Concept

Creme de la Weird; Least Competent Gun-Handling

HUH!?; Questionable Judgments

Our screwed-up world

The Classic Middle Name (all-new!); Unclear on the Concept

Least Competent Patient; Rights of the Disabled

Procreation Interventions; Weird Animals

Who says we're in a recession!?; Navel Observatory

Fine Points of the Law; Medical Marvels

How the Saudis hold beauty contests; The Entrepreneurial Spirit!; Noses Know

Cliche Come to Life; art!?; worse

I Demand My Rights!; Signs of the Times

Compelling Explanations; 'Wrong' Impressions

Ironies

Least Competent Criminals

HUH!?

When government bombs; Bizarre ‘art’

Chutzpah!

Pakistan finds a use for ‘transgendered’; People With Issues

Least Competent Criminals; Usual consequence for an unqualified student

Why Unions Are Unpopular; Score One for Death Penalty Advocates

Those who don't know when to shut their yap

Overreaching

Oops!; Wheeee!

Least Competent Criminals; Last Words

Inexplicable

HUH!?

Can't Possibly Be True!

Zero Tolerance?; Willing to go to Indonesia to cure for emphysema?

FANatic; what a putz — literally!

The ultimate loser; chutzpah X2

Illegals become animals; When ‘grow up!’ is not just a rebuke

'Good Housekeeping' for the bomber set; evolutionary hardiness in American drinkers?

In case you are getting sentenced; when a ‘best friend’ betrays

Clever victim outwits thief

Do names portend the future?

Questionable Judgments

They are definitely not US!

Smooth Reactions; Least Competent Criminals

People With Too Much Money

The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Product Giveaways

Weird Science

Whoever said life is fair?

Creme de la Weird; The Litigious Society

Ironies

Least Competent Criminals; Classic weirdness

News That Sounds Like a Joke; The Weirdo-American Community

Pathetic creeps

Government in Action!

People Different From Us; Least Competent Criminals Not Ready for Prime Time

Not So Bright Ideas

No Sense of Shame!

Yikes!

Change, the old fashioned way; Another ‘Sovereign’ Citizen

Elusive Perps; The Country Afraid of Its Own Shadow

More ‘Can't Possibly Be True!’

Inexplicable

Can't Possibly Be True

Things that make say ‘HUH!?’

Least Competent Criminals; Classic

SICK! SICK! SICK!

Questionable Judgments

All cultures are equal?

Feeeeeeeh!

Least Competent Criminals; She's repulsive, they're jealous

The Entrepreneurial Spirit; Not Your Father's Scotch

Science on the Cutting Edge

Privacy v. ‘art’; The Continuing Crisis

Recurring Themes; A News of the Weird Classic

People With Issues; Least Competent Criminals

Economics and witchcraft; Ironies

From victims to tourist attractions; Wacky lawsuit

Compelling Explanations

Least Competent Criminals; People Who Ran Over Themselves

Surprise!; 'That Was Easy!'

Government in Action!

Bizarre ‘art’

Getting Old, Young; from the archives

Undignified Deaths

Bright Ideas; Least Competent Criminals

Oops!; Failed to Think It Through

The Continuing Crisis; Beloved Banker

The ear has a ‘G-spot’

Respect for All Cultures?

First Things First

Questionable State Regulation; Can't Possibly Be True

Unclear on the Concept; Least Competent Criminals

Where down is up; Can't Possibly Be True

Least Competent Criminals; Things that Make You Say: Huh!?

News That Sounds Like a Joke

Cultural Diversity; eggs-ellent! (from the archives)

News from Islam-land; Latest Cutting-Edge Research

Those Ingenious Western Spies!; Cultural Diversity

Can't Possibly Be True; Motherly Love

Least Competent Criminals; Questionable Judgments

This mafia really are animals; out of control businesses

Science on the Cutting Edge

Daring New Products

Least Competent Criminals; from the archives

If Life Gives You …

Their Crimes Fit Their Names; Bright Ideas

Latest ‘Rights’; Compelling Explanations

One of the world's most bizarre conferences; delicious ironies

Thinning the herd; Downgrade Cut Short; from the archives

Cleverest Non-Humans; Medicare In Action

Oops!; The Weirdo-American Community; Least Competent Criminals

Life Imitates a Drew Barrymore Movie; Weird Science; Questionable Judgments

Questionable Judgments; Great, ahem, Art!

Fine Points of the Law; Thank Goodness for Narcissists

Cliches Come to Life; First Things First; Fine Points of the Law

News That Sounds Like a Joke; Suspicions Confirmed; Yikes!

Do They Know?; Yikes!

Catch-22 Catches Disabled Veteran; The Continuing Crisis; Best Not to Ask Why

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