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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff) LATEST POSTS:
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* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
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Category Archives: Pornography
Make Heather Pink’s Dreams Come True
Click here for her Amazon.com wish list. I met Heather Pink and her boyfriend Andrew Parker in Tampa Bay between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur of 2005. We were at the “Tampa Show”, an informal gathering of Shakespeare scholars. I … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Personal, Pornography
Tagged Brandeis University, noel ashman, real estate investor, reform synagogue, rosh hashanah and yom kippur, shakespeare scholars
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Like Jesus In The Wilderness
Bob emails: As far as I can see Jews, by nature, nurture or necessity are a rather industrious lot. Can the word “industrious” really be used by a rational person to describe Luke Ford (the blogger not the actor)? Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pornography
Tagged becoming a jew, born jews, Holly Randall, jesus in the wilderness, mike albo, true jew
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A Teachable Moment
Slate.com presents the case for government regulation: The 2004 outbreak investigated by the CDC was attributed to this route of transmission, demonstrating that screening itself, even if carried out diligently
Posted in Pornography
Tagged bad buffet, buffet food, cool guys, little luck, smoking cigarettes, teachable moment
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The Sexual Immorality All Around Us
James emails: Dear Luke, Ever since some innocent searches on google turned up a whole bunch of inappropriate adult material, I have been tracking and exploring the many ways in which grossly-offensive, sexually-explicit material is easily available on the internet … Continue reading
Posted in Pornography
Tagged explicit material, Google, innocent searches, sexual immorality, youth of today
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The Intern
A beautiful and intelligent woman I met on Facebook tonight asked me about taking an internship with a feminist porn director. What did I think? I replied: "I guess this might be part of your journey… If you have a … Continue reading
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Tagged close ties, intelligent woman, internship, Journey, porn director
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One Acquaintance Was Stabbed To Death This Weekend, Another Is In Sex Rehab
I knew some characters while I was reporting on the porn industry. One of them Damien Michaels, a big talker, a hustler, a pimp. He talked a good game. Like a lot of people in his world, he longed to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pornography
Tagged depressing place, Evan Wright, good game, hills motel, joey buttafuoco, kendra jade, mainstream hollywood, rob spallone, serial killers, tv reporter
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Guard Your Eyes
From Hirhurim: Dear Rabbi *******, As you are certainly aware, addiction to Internet pornography is a very serious problem in the Orthodox world today. It affects all spectrums of Orthodoxy, from Modern Orthodox to Chassidish. It is unknown how many … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Pornography
Tagged e mail account, free internet filter, internet pornography, life preserver, orthodox world, remarkable website
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She’s Looking For A Nice Jewish Boy
myannamills: what are you doing with yourself these days. You are retired arent you? Luzdedos1: lukeford.net Luzdedos1: jewish stuff myannamills: haha i love jewish guys myannamills: they are my weakness haha myannamills: I"m a shikse myannamills: haha myannamills: I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injuries, bunny ranch, fair weather, oy ve, shikse, sunny lane
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An Interview With Author Matthew Randazzo
Matthew Randazzo is the author of three books: Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry, Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia and Mr. New Orleans: The Life of … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interviews, Mafia, Pornography, Prostitution
Tagged american mafia, chris benoit, darren aranofsky, matthew randazzo, mickey rourke, pro wrestlers
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‘Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia’
I’m over 200 pages into this book. It is densely packed, filled with action, reflection, and wisdom. Buy it if you want to get inside a criminal mind who lived the life most of us only dream about in our … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Mafia, Pornography, Prostitution
Tagged Abner Weiss, american mafia, brainwashing techniques, classic stereotype, hell week, jerry zimmerman, orthodox rabbis, talent scout
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