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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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- Emily Oster: The Economist in the Delivery Room
- The Most Ridiculous Story Ever Told
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* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
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* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
* Show Me How It Travels (6-2-26)
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Category Archives: Sex
My Sex Addiction Talk At The BINA Salon II
Hank Rose emails: Luke: There is no such thing as sex addiction. Only those who think and philosophize way too much, sheep who buy into it and those who demonize life’s pleasures and therefore don’t get enough. Actually a healthy … Continue reading
Posted in BINA, Sex
Tagged desirable women, eternal youth, sex addiction, sex organs, singing praises
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Price Of Sex Hits Record Lows
This rings true to me. I’ve never had much money. I used to live out of a 1977 Datsun stationwagon and I made it with half a dozen women in there in 1994. I wonder if part of this has … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged dozen women, Neil Strauss, record lows, sexual relationships, social psychologists, term commitments
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Men Tend To Have Wide Networks Of Shallow Relationships
This is one of the reasons men tend to have more influence on the wider world — this wider network of shallow relationships. This makes for success in business, academia, culture, sports, and the like. Women tend to have smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Facebook, Personal, Sex
Tagged culture sports, Facebook, human interactions, professional success, social networks
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My Sex Addiction Talk At The BINA Salon
Sept. 14, 2011: I dated Hayley Rivers for a couple of months in 2004 after she left the industry. If you look past my fake grin, you can see the horror of sex addiction in my eyes. My friend Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, BINA, Personal, Sex
Tagged 40th birthday party, american consumerism, Holly Randall, sex addiction, white zombie, zombie film
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Selling Yourself To Make Money
I was telling my friends how I sold my beard to a family member for $444. This beautiful young woman responded, “I wish I had something I could sell to make money.” All the guys immediately cracked up because she … Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged clue, family member, personal assistants, selling yourself to make money, young woman
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12-Step Programs For Sex Addiction
I speak to BINA LA. Here is my story. A few months ago, I was talking to my therapist about what I want out of life. After I paused, he said to me, “That sounds like eroticized rage.” Eroticized rage? … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal, Sex
Tagged extra marital sex, hatred of women, pre marital sex, sex addict, sex addiction, sexual patterns
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Low-Cost Ways To Rev Up Your Life In Los Angeles
Are you interested in inexpensive acupuncture? YoSan (on Washington Blvd in Culver City) and Emperors College (in Santa Monica) have community clinics that charge about $40 per session. You can get low-cost psycho-therapy from $16 on up (depending on your … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Sex
Tagged emperors college, jews sex, psycho therapy, religious overtones, step recovery groups, women sex addicts
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A Test For Sex Addiction
I answered yes to the following questions (many of the below questions I would not answer “yes” to for my life right now, but I’ve answered “yes” for times in the past, so while my life right now is tranquil, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal, Sex
Tagged inappropriate places, inappropriate times, romantic activities, romantic partner, sex addiction, sexual partner
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Is Sex Without Love OK?
Prior to my conversion to Orthodox Judaism, I sought as much sex as possible (without spending much time, money, effort or dignity), but I’ve always hated illegal drugs and have shied away from people who indulge in them. Robert Kurzban … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, Sex
Tagged legalizing pot, openness to new experiences, orthodox judaism, psychology today, robert kurzban
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