Heeb fall 2008 [antikvár]

By the time you read this, the outcome of the 2008 U.S. presidential election may already have been determined, and hence, the cover of this issue will either read like an expression of euphoric glee or ironic resignation. It was inspired by the most iconic political image in recent memory, Shepard Fairey's portrait of Barack Obama, and we're honored to have had it designed at Fairey's Studio Number One.With the U.S. election receiving so much television coverage (anything that pre-empts an airing of Chuck must be kind of important, right?), we figured it was our responsibility not just to do a politically-themed cover, but an entire issue devoted to politics. If you're a Heeb fan, you've probably detected more than a hint of our political orientation these past six years, as chronicled in the article on the rise of the Religious Left (Heeb, No. 7); when we described the Jewish/Latino alliance crystallizing in the farming industry (Heeb, No. n); in our investigation of Arab-American chic after 9/11 (Heeb, No. 13), plus in our feature interviews with political thinkers like Naomi Klein (Heeb, No. 2), Cornel West (Heeb, No. 5) and Amy Goodman (Heeb, No. 10).Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, however, we think you'll find something in the Politics Issue for youwhether it's Dayvid Figler's whimsical portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman as the first Jewish President ("The First Jewish President?," page 36) or Anthony Lappe talking to Oliver Stone about our first Christian Fundamentalist one ("History Lessons," page 30); It could be through Art Spiegelman commiserating about the local ("Breakdowns," page 70) or Harvey Pekar commiserating about the global ("Are God's Children Too Stupid?" page 80). We also have an exclusive interview with Jamie-Lynn Sigler ("Not in Long Island Anymore," page 28) in which she discusses her guest-starring role on Entourage (cut us some slack, we're still Heeb, for chrissakes).It's also the time of the year to once again cast our votes for the Heeb Hundred. The list and its accompanying portraits are the result of countless hours of researching art, culture and politicsnot to mention etymology (sometimes those Jewish names are difficult to pick out). Any of you with the bright idea of trying to influence our decision-making next year should know that we condemn (in no uncertain terms) bribes of any naturewhether financial, sexual or otherwise. Although, it wouldn't hurt to offer.Sincerely The Editors