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Will Smith’s Hitler Comment Brouhaha

Where would the Anti-Defamation League without celebrities making remarks that can be twisted into controversy? While the rest of us spent the last few days putting the finishing touches on holiday baking, gift buying, and attending family functions, actor Will Smith was trying to convince the Anti-Defamation League that a quote used by a Scottish newspaper was nothing more than a statement taken out of context. The rapper turned actor was quoted in the Daily Record as saying, “Even Hitler didn’t wake up going, ‘Let me do the most evil thing I can do today.’ I think he woke up … Continue reading →

Would You Eat Here?

You don’t have to know much about India to know that its cuisine is highly regarded around the world. But, a new restaurant in Bombay is raising more than just a few eyebrows. Not because of what’s on the menu, but because of what’s on the restaurant’s walls. Hitler’s Cross restaurant is not only home to pastries, sandwiches and salads, but to posters of the Nazi leader and swastikas. While the restaurant’s owner insists that the name of the eatery is only meant to attract attention, it has outraged Bombay’s Jewish community. “It’s really made people very upset that a … Continue reading →