Daily Archives: June 17, 2007

Dennis Peters: ‘Self-congratulations at the L.A. Press Awards yawn-fest’

Dennis slams my friends (why am I linking to it? Because I read the whole thing, it’s good nasty writing, Cathy-style): Hey, peeps. I was up for an award at last night’s Los Angeles Press Club event, so I went … Continue reading

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JJ: ‘Valley congregation Shaarey Zedek moves on with new rabbi’

At least you can never accuse the Journal of sensationalizing. Rather their style of news writing (personal and opinion columns are often lively) seems designed to put the reader to sleep. Amy Klein writes in the June 15 Jewish Journal: … Continue reading

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Bush Vs. Bloggers

Glenn Reynolds blogs: The political press can run with stories about bloggers being in full revolt over immigration, but it’s not really a case of bloggers vs. the Administration. Rather, it’s a case — like Harriet Miers, Dubai Ports, PorkBusters, … Continue reading

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A Scene From Shul

"Is that the rabbi?" "Where’s his tie?" Rabbi: "There are some people beyond all hope. Beyond redemption. Beyond salvation. They’re incorrigible…" "Hey, how does he know my family so well?" "Where’s the air conditioning?" "That’s extra. We checked coffee instead."

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TV Show Time Of Your Life

Keith emails: Hello, Luke. I came across your website while searching for information on the above-named series, which isn’t exactly plentiful. I discovered the series in the early 90’s, when CFMT (now OMNI-TV) here in Toronto ran some episodes: first … Continue reading

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