Daily Archives: May 8, 2007

The Invisible Minority

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

USC journalism professor Frank O. Sotomayor writes for TruthDig.com: The sense of being excluded from the mainstream of American life is not new for Mexican-Americans and other Latinos. Only a few decades ago, we were called the “invisible minority.” Now, … Continue reading →

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Tranny Sportswriter

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

SportsbyBrooks writes: "In all three interviews Daniels has conducted on radio, she has not been asked about her wife, L.A. Times sportswriter Lisa Dillman. The two are divorcing and SbB has learned that Daniels will only appear on shows that … Continue reading →

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Insecurity

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

Monica Osborne writes on Jewcy.com: Last night, I was out to dinner with about twenty-five other scholars of Jewish and Jewish American literature. As we waited for a table large enough to accommodate us at the Cheesecake Factory, one male … Continue reading →

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Hitchens, Sharpton and Faith

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

From The New York Times: You could tell from the background music that played beforehand – alternating recordings of James Brown and Gregorian chant – that this was going to be an unusual debate. The question under debate (“Is God … Continue reading →

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Y.U. Rabbis Talk God

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

One thing that surprised me when I entered Jewish life was how little Jews, even religious Jews, spoke about God. Sure, they might say "Baruch HaShem" a lot but they rarely spoke spontaneously about God. I’ve met over a dozen … Continue reading →

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