Trivia, Humor & Satire

By Mark D. Zimmerman Javier ‍Milei ‍was ‍just ‍elected ‍president ‍of ‍Argentina. ‍Milei, ‍an ‍economist, ‍author, ‍politician, ‍former ‍tantric ‍sex ‍coach, ‍and ‍self-described ‍“anarcho-capitalist,” ‍is ‍a ‍right-wing ‍libertarian ‍and ‍populist ‍who ‍supports ‍freedom ‍of ‍choice ‍on ‍issues ‍such ‍as ‍drugs, ‍guns, ‍prostitution, ‍and ‍LGBTQ ‍issues, ‍while ‍opposing ‍abortion. ‍He ‍believes ‍that ‍global ‍warming ‍is ‍a […]

By Mark D. Zimmerman President ‍John ‍F. ‍Kennedy ‍was ‍assassinated ‍60 ‍years ‍ago ‍this ‍week ‍in ‍Dallas, ‍Texas. ‍Kennedy ‍was ‍the ‍son ‍of ‍Joseph ‍Kennedy, ‍Sr., ‍a ‍wealthy ‍businessman ‍and ‍philanthropist. ‍Joseph ‍Kennedy ‍was ‍a ‍known ‍antisemite ‍who, ‍while ‍he ‍was ‍serving ‍as ‍the ‍United ‍States ‍ambassador ‍to ‍the ‍United ‍Kingdom ‍in ‍1938, ‍told ‍the

By Mark D. Zimmerman Dr. ‍Ruth ‍was ‍just ‍named ‍New ‍York ‍State’s ‍Ambassador ‍to ‍Loneliness, ‍with ‍a ‍charge ‍to ‍help ‍New ‍Yorkers ‍cope ‍with ‍the ‍loneliness ‍epidemic. ‍Dr. ‍Ruth, ‍the ‍Holocaust ‍survivor ‍who ‍gained ‍fame ‍as ‍a ‍sex ‍therapist, ‍says ‍that ‍she ‍began ‍focusing ‍on ‍this ‍issue ‍when ‍she ‍was ‍isolated ‍during ‍the ‍COVID ‍lockdown,

By Mark D. Zimmerman Actor ‍Matthew ‍Perry ‍died ‍tragically ‍at ‍the ‍age ‍of ‍54. ‍Perry ‍was ‍best ‍known ‍for ‍playing ‍Chandler ‍Bing ‍on ‍the ‍sitcom ‍‍Friends. ‍Bing ‍was ‍not ‍one ‍of ‍the ‍Jewish ‍characters ‍on ‍the ‍show–among ‍the ‍six ‍friends, ‍Ross, ‍Monica ‍and ‍Rachel ‍were ‍Jewish. ‍Which ‍‍Friends ‍episode ‍featured ‍Chandler ‍Bing ‍with ‍a ‍Jewish

By Mark D. Zimmerman Actor Richard Roundtree died last week at the age of 81. He was best known for his portrayal of detective John Shaft in the movie Shaft as well as two sequels, Shaft’s Big Score! and Shaft in Africa, after which he played the same character in seven made-for-TV movies. The Shaft

By Mark D. Zimmerman During ‍Jerry ‍Seinfeld’s ‍recent ‍stand-up ‍performance ‍in ‍Boston, ‍he ‍answered ‍an ‍audience ‍member’s ‍question ‍about ‍the ‍final ‍episode ‍of ‍the ‍‍Seinfeld ‍television ‍show ‍by ‍saying ‍“Something ‍is ‍going ‍to ‍happen ‍that ‍has ‍to ‍do ‍with ‍that ‍ending. ‍It ‍hasn’t ‍happened ‍yet,” ‍implying ‍that ‍he ‍and ‍co-creator ‍Larry ‍David ‍are ‍working ‍on

By Mark D. Zimmerman In ‍many ‍Orthodox ‍communities, ‍the ‍intermediary ‍days ‍of ‍Sukkot ‍(chol ‍hamoed) ‍are ‍occasions ‍for ‍family ‍activities, ‍community-wide ‍trips, ‍outdoor ‍events, ‍and ‍more, ‍as ‍schools ‍are ‍closed. ‍Synagogue ‍trips ‍to ‍amusement ‍parks ‍and ‍other ‍family ‍activity ‍sites ‍are ‍common. ‍For ‍example, ‍Six ‍Flags ‍Great ‍Adventure ‍in ‍New ‍Jersey, ‍Hersheypark ‍in ‍Pennsylvania, ‍and