Jeff Weiss

Jeff Weiss, the editor of Passion of the Weiss, is a regular contributor to The Washington Post, the LA Times, and Pitchfork. His Twitter feed is @Passionweiss.

Hunter S. Thompson Was a Weird Visionary Before Drugs and Politics Ate His Brain
In 1972, he was a wounded, disillusioned political observer who turned a beating in Chicago into a potent source of rage at the machine
byJeff Weiss
It’s All Over Now, Goodnight
Reality star turned ex-President Donald Trump makes his last stand at the RNC in Milwaukee
byJeff WeissandMeaghan Garvey
Histoire de Serge Gainsbourg
The surreal odyssey of the Jewish proto-rap star who invented the modern French song
byJeff Weiss
Rap Talmud
Tablet’s resident East Coast and West Coast hip-hop heads discuss the sounds of a hot, angry, sickening summer
byJeff WeissandArmin Rosen
Drakeo the Ruler Speaks to Tablet From Prison
West Coast rap god, shackled in the K-19 unit of the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles, a week before his murder trial
byJeff Weiss
Seeing God at the Skirball Center
The Taste of Israel food festival brings rockstar chefs from the Holy Land to La La Land
byJeff Weiss
Thanksgivukkah Was Made for a Jewish Rapping Sous Chef From Queens
Action Bronson and his celebratory one-man carnival make the new ‘Blue Chips 2’ tasty ear-stuffing
byJeff Weiss
Action Bronson Is My Grandfather
Meet the genius Jewish rapper from Queens who isn’t up for a Grammy, but should be, and will be
byJeff Weiss