The week of April 21, 2014:

“He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.” -Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1927-2014

Mash-Ups in the News:

The Next America: Big Ass Pew Study

Over 1 in 6 new marriages are interethnic/interracial marriages. That’s considering, like, Indians and Koreans as the same (Asian) so, really, it’s a whole lot more. To which we say: HUZZAH TO THE MASH-UP AMERICANS!

via Pew Research

Peeps Show

Celebrating Easter this weekend, and spring (maybe spring?), with our favorite annual art show. Basel’s got nothing on Peeps.

via Washington Post

Quiz: What Should You Name Your Baby?

Surprisingly accurate (and fun) game. On a related note, we are naming our future son Ira (jewy-hipster-throwback).

via Haaretz

Meet the Latinos Driving LA’s Craft Beer Revolution

They make cream ales with fresh masa that taste like tamales, instead of just corn. Suck it skinny white dudes with beards!

via LA Weekly

A Yeshiva Bans Fashion Glasses

No Woody Allen glasses at Yeshiva! It would be very distracting from our studies. Almost as distracting as girls.

via NY Times