Category Archives: Satire

The New Yorker’s Muslim Obama Cover

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

Andrew Malcolm writes: There are always two sides to everything in politics. The up-side for Barack Obama of the persistent controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s black militancy and racist sermons was that it sure drove home the point to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating The Fourth Of July Chinese Style

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

A friend calls. "What are you doing for the fourth?" Luke: "No plans." Friend: "You and Ming Ho aren’t going to sell state secrets to the Chinese? It’d be the time to do it. Empty parking lot in Monterey Park. … Continue reading →

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Has Monty Python Left The World A Better Place?

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

Terry Jones says in The Pythons: Autobiography by the Pythons: "…I was talking to a friend who was a teacher in an inner city comprehensive in the ’70s, and they said since Python they’d noticed a change in the adolescent … Continue reading →

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The Rules of the Game For Kids

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

I have a part-time job picking up kids from daycare and bringing them home to their loving parents. Because I believe that our every minute is a gift from HaShem, I always carry a book wherever I go. So through … Continue reading →

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David Suissa: ‘I Heart Shuvuot’

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Luke Ford

I got a sneak peak at excerpts of David Suissa’s column in next week’s Jewish Journal: In most suburban congregations, other than the occasional blintz offering, no one really talks about Shavout, but last week I had lunch with an … Continue reading →

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