Conversations with Reality TV Fans � Part 1

By Ilana Angel
Published on May 18, 2012

America�s Got Talent Gets it Right, While Big Brother Gets it Wrong

By Ilana Angel
Published on September 15, 2011

Welcome to the Orwell Olympics

By Marty Kaplan
Published on August 5, 2008

Why do I have the feeling that if hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of Chinese imports and of American business investments in China were not at stake, quiet diplomacy wouldn't be the slogan du jour?

Iranian American Jews mentoring new generation of leaders

By Jane Ulman
Published on May 29, 2008

"It's amazing. It's awesome," Nicole Lavi said. "I have an older 'sister.'"

Let’s stay together

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on March 6, 2008

Stop the presses: Jews have Jewish names!

By JewishJournal.com
Published on August 8, 2007

Passing the Torch

Published on December 14, 2006

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Native Son

By J. D. Smith
Published on June 6, 2002

A few months ago, I wrote a story in these pages about my experiences as a Jewish Big Brother. As Paul Harvey says, here's "The Rest of the Story."

Reality Doesn’t Bite

By Teresa Strasser
Published on September 6, 2001

Last night, I was watching "Big Brother," a show mocked for its lack of action. Call me crazy, but to me, it's Chekhov; it's all about the subtext. Anyway, a contestant named Bunky was voted out of the house last week. That's when I realized that slowly, quietly, the new breed of reality shows is causing a revolution.