This is the week that was in matters musical … 1949, RCA introduces the first 45rpm record … some record labels actually release extended classical works on sets of 45s with the playback interrupted every 4 or 5 minutes while listeners swap discs … 1952, Sun Records, future home...

I am writing this post specifically for anybody who might need to stay in Hadassah Ein Kerem, especially over the course for a shabbos, and is wondering what to do about eating. I found very little helpful information before I went in this past week, and while I was there, I found all this out by wo...

And who’s winning? Let’s get straight to the point: instead of using TARP/bailout money to make loans and get the economy humming again, Banks are reportedly hoarding money to beef up their balance sheets, using TARP funds to pay out dividends and bonuses, or buying up smaller, sicker in...

Chess is a classic game that often looks as good as it plays. Like all the finer things in life, a good chess set is a sensual experience; it should look good, the pieces should feel good in your hand... hell, I've seen hand-carved wooden pieces that smelled good! One of my favorite discoveries in t...

Filed under: Germany, Hotels and Accommodations It has been 4 years since Gadling devoted an article to the fine sport of Chessboxing. Chessboxing is a hybrid sport combining chess and boxing (duh). The name describes exactly what the sport involves, but if you don't have a very creative imagination...

While a lot of commercial hip hop or rap tends to celebrate fame and fortune and the partying that comes alone with it, there has always been a grassroots hip hop movement that combines beats and rhymes with a pro-social message and includes community organizations working on issues affecting inner-...

Available In: App Store       Price: $1.99   I’ve always liked chess. I have a recollection of getting my butt whooped by Chessmaster 3000 on the computer. I’d play from time to time with a friend from school, and I really liked the movie “Searching for ...

Click here to check outThe Greenpoint Chess Club! Last night was my third time attending, and while I realized that I still don't handle losing very well, I'm really into this meetup. It's a pretty small group (I think around 15 people each time) and it's in the back of this little hipster bar, Bar ...

Thanks to a friend of mine from way back who invited me to play correspondence chess over at http://redhotpawn.com, I’m deep into a re-immersion in the game of Chess. I know. I’m supposed to be learning and playing ‘Go‘, or something. It sounds fascinating, and I hope to begi...

For them, it's wholly unholyChristmas Eve is one of the few occasions when Hasidim refrain from Torah study, do not conduct weddings or go to the mikveh. But they do play chess and work on their billsBy Shahar Ilan On Christmas Eve, known in Jewish circles as Nitel Night, the klipot (shells) are in ...