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Kvell, Mom, Kvell

Last month, I tried to impress the shit out of my parents by hooking our family up with a sweet bungalo (thank you, Pam Kaufman!) at the Nickelodeon Hotel in Orlando. I stacked the room with fresh fruit and other treats, and even had my mom’s favorite cocktail, a (virgin) pina colada, waiting for her when she…

March 15, 2012
From My Mom: The Contortionist “Ross Sisters” Sing “Solid Potato Salad”

Ok so my mom wins the viral video award, today. She just sent me this video of the Ross Sisters singing “Solid Potato Salad” in 1944. Bear with the first 60 seconds, then see what they do with their bodies…

April 29, 2010
Greg Clayman Joins The Search For My Russian Twin

Last week, my mom tried to convince me that the Russian government took my freakin’ Bar Mitzvah money. Today, my friend and colleague Greg Clayman, EVP of Digital Distribution & Business Development at MTV Networks, weighs in on my search for my “Russian twin,” Bolislav Vainman. Greg has already begun looking for Bolislav, which I…

October 21, 2009
Ukraine’s Got Talent — A Sand Animator?

From my mom, who apparently watches Ukrainian television…

September 4, 2009