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    The Marx Brothers in ‘Hello, Dalí’

    An unrealized surrealist film project known as ‘Giraffes on Horseback Salad’ is rendered in comix, the latest of a century of Talmudic riffs on the disruptive vaudevillian outsiders

    byJ. Hoberman
  • The stars of 'Broad City' know what's up.
    The stars of 'Broad City' know what's up.
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    How To Do Nothing, Jewishly

    A step-by-step guide on how to marinate at home on Labor Day weekend

    byArmin Rosen
  • Detail of a poster by Coy Howard, 1974.
    Detail of a poster by Coy Howard, 1974.
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    Groucho Marx, the Pacino of the Jews

    Lee Siegel’s new biography of the brilliant, cryptic comic actor uncovers the life behind the work. (But does not reveal why the elephant was wearing Groucho’s pajamas.)

    byJewish Lives (Sponsored)
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    The Man Behind the Mustache

    Critic Lee Siegel explores the misanthropy that drove Groucho Marx and examines how we miss the mark on the comedic giant

    byJewish Lives (Sponsored)
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    (Ben Sidran)
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    Ben Sidran, the Original Jewish Hipster

    Talking to the musician about jazz, Lenny Bruce, and being an outsider

    byJillian Scheinfeld
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    Songs of Songs

    What are the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever? Tablet Magazine’s musicologists rank them all, from sacred to pop to hip-hop, from Rabbi Akiva to Amy Winehouse.

    byJody RosenandAri Y. Kelman
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    (iStockphoto)
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    Look Out!

    Sam Lipsyte’s novel The Ask and Noah Baumbach’s movie Greenberg breathe new life into the figure of the shlemiel

    byAri M. Brostoff
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    Laughing Out Loud

    Adam Gopnik follows the yuks from Groucho to his 12-year-old son

    bySara Ivry
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