• Al Gore reportedly cheated on Tipper with Laurie David (Larry’s ex). So not only Bill had a yen for Jewish girls! [NY Daily News]
• Entertaining profile of Micah Lasher, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s wunderkind negotiator. [NYT]
• A kosher vendor is suing the New York Mets for not letting it sell hot dogs on Friday nights and Saturdays. Wait, what? [JTA]
• A biography of the late Rabbi Schneerson has caused a stir among his followers, the Chabad Lubavitchers. [NYT]
• One reviewer says this of Emily Gould’s And The Heart Says Whatever: “I am Jewish, and grew up in an affluent Jewish suburb. I knew a lot of girls like Emily Gould. We called them Jewish American Princesses, girls who passed notes in class and made cruel fun of selected peers.” [PopMatters]
• Devendra Banhart becomes the latest artist to cancel Israeli gigs. Could this be related to his (Israeli) ex, Natalie Portman? [Jewcy]
Two Big Jewcies.
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.