The Y More Than This

I sometimes forget that Young Manhattan is a self-promoting Jewish cultural/community non-profit blog. I know, weird. But we have fans in all the right places, and damn, if Jewschool is worth 50 shekel, then we have been a Jew blog since the word please-don't-fire-me. And I know if you are going to be a proper Jew blog, you need to do only one thing: Ask a lot of questions.

SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AT THE Y?

Have you seen a thing or two in all your years of broadcast journalism? Well, you're not Mike Wallace. (audio)

Rusty on your rolling Russkiy yazyk? That's what I said. (video)

How much weight have you gained in the last month? That's rhetorical, don't tell!

Who's got the best cheese and wine tastings in the city? WHO??

Is it ever untimely to recite 9/11 poetry? Not for Ani DiFranco. (video)

What do two old Nobel Laureate scientists talk about when they get together? The secret of life, of course. (audio)

How current are you with French Canadian urban dance collectives? Probably not very. (video)

Have you ever imagined religious architecture as a vaginal cavity? Gloria Steinem has. (audio)

Think you're smarter than Malcolm Gladwell? I hate to burst your balloon. (video)

Are Jews Closet Conservatives? Really? (audio)

Like old pictures of New York? Have we got a timeline for you.

Still sitting around bored with your 3 year old? Do what Tiki Barber does.

Did you know Harry Connick, Jr.'s first home in NYC was at the Y? Do you care?

Grow up in the South or ever been to the South? Clarence Thomas talks about the South. (audio)

Read any good books lately? Shalom Auslander: Second Coming (video)

Seen any good movies lately? Maybe it was filmed at the Y.

Love to read classical music program notes? Of course you do.

Have a baby who won't sleep? Knock 'em over the head with this! Dr. Marc Weissbluth: Sleep Smarts (video/audio)

[YM is still a music blog.]