Heeb
Jewish themes | |
Frequency | Quarterly (magazine); daily (weblog) |
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First issue | 2001 |
Final issue | 2010 (magazine); weblog ongoing |
Company | Heeb Media, LLC |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Website | heebmagazine.com |
Heeb is a
Origin
The magazine was founded by Jennifer Bleyer, a graduate of Columbia University,[2][3] and backed financially by Steven Spielberg and Charles Bronfman.[4] Bleyer, who now writes for The New York Times, ended her association with the magazine in 2003.[5] Taking over for her as editor and publisher was Harvard Divinity School graduate Joshua Neuman. Neuman's goal was to spread the idea of Heeb as a "lifestyle magazine", incorporating events like a traveling Heeb Storytelling show in order to reach an underserved Jewish progressive market around the country.[6] The magazine's subtitle was "The New Jew Review".[7]
Highlights
It has become known for its satire and sardonic approach to reaching Jewish readers of all streams. In a late 2006 edition, a live pig was photographed running across a traditional
The magazine is decidedly
Heeb has produced events around the world, including the Heeb Storytelling series.[11] The series has been attended by Natalie Portman, Rose McGowan, Kate Beckinsale and Colin Farrell.[12]
In March 2004, in its fifth issue, Heeb featured the photo spread entitled Crimes of Passion
The
- The Jewish magazine Heeb published a 10-page photo feature in its Winter 2004 edition mocking Blessed Mother was shown exposing her breasts and body piercing. The occupation of the model photographed as Mary Magdalene was described as 'Evangelist-cum-nymphomaniac country singer'. She was quoted as saying, 'Who killed Jesus? Ryan Adams.' The woman who was photographed as Pontius Pilate was quoted as saying, 'Christians believe the Jews killed Jesus; that is why there is so much anti-Semitism in the world. The church was created on that one simple anti-Semitic principle. Christians who say otherwise are making it up or misrepresenting their own religion.'[15]
Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published a letter to Heeb decrying the spread as "blasphemous to both Christians and Jews".[16]
On the April 27, 2004, episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart remarked "the best solution to international terrorism? The giveaway. For any international terrorist who turns himself in—a free lifetime subscription to Heeb."
On June 17, 2004, the Chicago Tribune named Heeb one of America's "50 best magazines."[17]
In 2005, Ramones front man, Joey Ramone, posthumously received the Heeb Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award at the first Jewish Music Awards.[18]
In January 2006, Heeb was included as part of the Library of Congress' exhibition "350 Years of Jewish Life in America."[19]
A March 28, 2007, feature in
Robert Crumb and wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb illustrated the cover of the magazine's "Love Issue" in the Spring of 2007. As Aline told the magazine in an interview: "I had read Robert's work before I met him and I thought he was Jewish because he's just so whiny."[21]
In the Fall of 2008, Heeb released its "Politics Issue."[24] The cover, a group of coins being dropped into a hand, was designed by Shepard Fairey's Studio Number One and was a play on Fairey's iconic Obama "Change" image.[25]
In Heeb's Winter 2008 edition, Courtney Love told Heeb of ex-husband Kurt Cobain's legacy: "Every time you buy a Nirvana record, part of that money is not going to Kurt's child, or to me, it's going to a handful of Jew loan officers, Jew private banks, it's going to lawyers who are also bankers...."[26][27]
In 2009 Heeb released an anthology from its Heeb Storytelling Series titled Sex, Drugs & Gefilte Fish.[28] In 2009 and 2010, Heeb published its countdown list of "The 100 Greatest Jewish Movie Moments," which awarded its top spot to The Big Lebowski.[29][30]
Heeb ceased publishing the print edition of its magazine in 2010, but continues to publish a daily
Trademark controversy
Heeb Media, LLC has owned the trademark registration for Heeb magazine publications since 29 June 2004.[33][34] On 1 February 2005, the application was submitted to receive another registration number for the use of Heeb for apparel and entertainment.[35] The original application was denied under Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C.§1052(a).[36][37][38] Heeb Media submitted an appeal to the Trademark Trail and Appeal Board (TTAB) at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on 26 November 2008, but it was officially denied and abandoned in June 2009.[35] As record of evidence, Heeb Media submitted letters of their own, which stated that the magazine, although criticised by some Jewish and non-Jewish communities that may take offence to the name Heeb, it is widely accepted among the Jewish student population.[33][39] The Administrative Trademark judge, Karen Kuhlke stated in the official comments that although the applicant submitted sufficient information, it was still not foreseeable to justify the term Heeb as something non-derogative.[33] Kuhlke was also the judge for the Redskins appeal in 2014, in which she cited the Heeb case.[39]
Roseanne Barr controversy
In 2009, Heeb produced its controversial Germany Issue in which
Contributors
Notable contributors have included Shmarya Rosenberg,[50] Daniel Sieradski,[51] Andy Shernoff,[52] Eli Valley,[53] Myq Kaplan,[54] Moshe Kasher,[55] Noam Gonick,[56] Dara Horn,[57] Julian Tepper,[58] Ann Nocenti,[59] and Marisa Scheinfeld.[60]
Notable interviews
- Courtney Love[61][62][63]
- Drake[64][65][66]
- Rick Moranis[67][68][69][70]
- Chelsea Peretti[71][72]
- Jack Antonoff[73][74]
- Natasha Lyonne[75][76]
- Gilbert Gottfried[77][78][79]
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- ^ "Caught in the Act!". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Crimes of Passion – Heeb". Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Heeb Loses PR Agent Over Passion Riff". Jewschool. 2004-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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- ^ 50 Best Magazines, Chicago Tribune, June 17, 2004.
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (2022-12-21). "Watch Dave Grohl Cover 10cc's 'The Things We Do for Love'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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- ^ Newman, Andrew Adam. Marketers, Gingerly, Bite at Parody Bait, The New York Times, March 28, 2007.
- ^ Arazie, Ilana. Drawn Together Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Heeb, Issue 12.
- ^ Berrin, Danielle (2008-10-23). "Just a nice Jewish director: Public and private images of Brett Ratner clash". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Neuman, Joshua. "The Making of the First-Ever Jewish Swimsuit Calendar – Heeb". Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "18 · The Politics Issue – Page 3 – Heeb". Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Fairey Godpainter – Heeb". Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Courtney Love Slams "Jew Loan Officers, Jew Private Banks" In Heeb, Heeb Responds". HuffPost. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "'Courtney Love's comments anti-Semitic'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Sex, Drugs & Gefilte Fish: The Heeb Storytelling Collection | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. 2009. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Jewish Movie Moments, Top 10 – Heeb". 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Oy! It's Oscar Time! Heeb's 100 Best Jewy Movie Moments". Mediaite. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Kohn, Eric. "Heeb Magazine Suspends Print Edition, Goes On-Line Only". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Sitting Shiva for Heeb Magazine". Observer. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ a b c "In re Heeb Media, LLC". h2o.law.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "HEEB Trademark of HEEB MEDIA, LLC - Serial Number 78250619 - Alter". alter.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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- ^ "15 U.S. Code § 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Trademark for n-word, swastika filed after legal ruling". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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- ^ Video clip of The O'Reilly Factor
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- ^ a b "The Most Problematic Things Roseanne Barr Has Ever Done". The List. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Roseanne's Satirical Photos as Adolf Hitler Go Viral After Her Show's Successful Revival". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (2018-05-30). "Roseanne Barr's most controversial moments". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ a b Lindsay, Kathryn. "Roseanne Barr Dressed Up As Hitler In Photoshoot & It's Causing Controversy". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ ""Domestic Goddess" to Nut Farmer: Roseanne Barr's Wild Career". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Roseanne Barr Is Making A Big Comedic Comeback". Looper. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Roseanne Barr: Jewish, offensive and confused". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Best Of 5773: The Top 7 Criminals And Bad Boys". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Necro's 'Yinglesh' Verbal Torrent". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "From Rock And Roll to The Rapture: Why Punk Pioneer Andy Shernoff Is Fascinated With The End Times". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "And Now, The True Meaning Of Hanukkah". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Myq Kaplan – Chosen Books: "The Bedwetter"". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Moshe Kasher on Moshe Kasher: A Comedian Interviews Himself". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Elon Gold: I Don't Fly on Shabbos". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "An Exclusive Heeb Excerpt From Dara Horn's A Guide For The Perplexed". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Get Acquainted with Julian Tepper's Balls". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Ann Nocenti Returns To Marvel With Storm Solo Series in May". bleedingcool.com. 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ "The Ruins of the Borscht Belt". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ kbookatz. "My Afternoon with Courtney Love – Heeb". Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "Courtney Love: Some of My Best Loan Officers Are Jewish". The New Yorker. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Berrin, Danielle (2009-01-28). "Courtney Love Enters the Tribe". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Barshad, Amos. "Drake: The Heeb Interview". Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Ahlgrim, Callie. "The complete timeline of Drake's rise to stardom, from starring on 'Degrassi' to his record-breaking reign as a rapper". Insider. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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- ^ Delay, Brittany (2023-02-17). "Inside Natasha Lyonne's Career From Child Actor To Poker Face". Looper. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ Poritsky, Jonathan. "Gilbert Gottfried Chats with Heeb". Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "Gilbert Gottfried Speaks To Heeb About His Feud With Shecky Greene". Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ "Gilbert Gottfried Thinks HLN Is Better Than The Playboy Network With All Their 'Hot Pieces Of Ass'". UPROXX. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2023-04-25.