Jonathan Gross

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Semi Anti-semitic

I find it interesting that in the most anti-semitic times since WWII, during which Israel was shipped dead babies by our enemies as part of a recently terminated “ceasefire” while the rest of us have to put up with the vile hate speech foisted upon us by those imbedded in government/educational/labor institutions we, with some irony, find our entertainment channels stuffed with high profile Jewish-themed films, books and TV series…
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Gamblers Monotonous

There was a time when those engaged in sports gambling on the screen and stage had a certain raffish charm, certainly enough to inspire a memorable Broadway showtune or two. Omar Sharif’s portrayal of Fanny Brice’s husband, the real life inveterate gambler Nicky Arnstein in the movie version of Funny Girl, is the stuff of legend. 
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Richard Lewis
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Rest Easy, Sweet Prince Of Pain

I first saw Richard Lewis perform in 1975 on the historic stage at the old Improvisation in the decidedly ungentrified Manhattan neighborhood known as Hell’s Kitchen. It was a Thanksgiving trip with my college buddies and my sister Marjorie, then a struggling teen comic in New York, got us a table. All these years later the memories of the music and sports events of that weekend have faded but not that night, a cultural experience equivalent to accidentally stumbling in the Cavern Club in 1962 and happening upon John, Paul and George.
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In Memoriam 2023

I inherited one significant relationship from my late sister and that was the twenty year or so run I had with Arleen after Marjorie’s passing. I had met her, or received the blessings of her incredible generosity, when she engineered a staff writing job for me on America’s Funniest People over thirty years ago. She was the co-host of the America’s Funniest Videos spinoff with Dave Coulier and Marjorie called her and said her brother had eaten the requisite amount of shit in LA and could she throw him a bone as a favor.
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Dead Sea Doom Scrolls

I have gotten into the nasty, addictive habit of going down the TikTok rabbit hole into the conspiracy theory underworld, an exercise that has been defined as “doom scrolling”. Studies are showing that doing this, even recreationally, can lead to a decline in physical and mental health. That too could be a conspiracy theory put forth to keep us away from the awful truths of the current state of the planet. Then again, fear and loathing is the default mindset these days.
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