I first heard the Soulclap duo at the redline in Cambridge, where they were opening for King Brit. I was impressed at how energetic and incredibly fun to watch they were. I met them in Harvard Square to talk about music, Jewish community and Jewish identity. Check out the All-Israeli-Artists mix that they made especially for Shebrew! (click!)

“Family Junction” has that off-beat hip funkiness that makes you want to dye your hair blue, wear dark-rimmed glasses, sit outside a tatoo parlor, smoke cigarettes and watch the world go by. At the same time they’re funny, approachable and adorkable (that’s a new word I learned from The New York Times). Here is what they have to say about themselves.

Living or studying abroad - here is your manual!

It is this humble reporter’s opinion that the average American (humble reporter included) wastes an awful lot of time. Society dictates that work hours be long and downtime be spent playing—in bars, on the Internet, watching trashy reality TV. Ours is a culture with a soft spot for the “guilty pleasure,” a term we made […]

Aprons, and t-shirts and thongs. Oh my!

A humorous look at the wonders of The Cubicle Job.

In this day and age of vanishing social security and corporate coffee, the employees of America spend lifetimes seeking the unquantifiable quality that can be summed up in just two elusive little words: job satisfaction. See how these young people do it their own way! Sara Cooper explores unusual jobs.

Leah Jones examines careers in non-profit and for-profit organizations.

These are the people who do the Day Job Disco Dance. By day they do the Day Job Shuffle, but by night they dance the Dream Job Hustle. It’s an intricate balance to achieve and it requires a heap of energy, dedication, and above all, unwavering faith. I’ve met CPAs who run their own company and use their vacation time to tour with their rock band.

Many of us employed in the nine-to-five life have thought to ourselves ‘I wish I had more free time,’ or cringe at the idea of spending day after day in the same office, with the same people, for years on end. Then there are those who are able to make a living in freelance, casual, or permanent part-time positions.