Daily Archives: July 18, 2007

Bloggers Vs. The MSM

I’m going to do an online Dust-Up with KTLA’s Eric Spillman next week for The Los Angeles Times. We will discuss the relative merits of blogging vs. the mainstream media (with particular emphasis on coverage of Antonio Villaraigosa‘s sex life). … Continue reading

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Nikki Finke Vs. Jacob Bernstein

Keith Kelly writes in the New York Post: Since July 6, the media world has been riveted by the apparent feud between Jacob Bernstein at Women’s Wear Daily and Nikki Finke, the influential Hollywood blogger who writes the widely read … Continue reading

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Selling Harry Potter on Shabbat against the law

Brad Greenberg reports: Who cares whether Harry Potter is a Christian, you’re about to get fined whatever his faith if you’re an Israeli bookseller planning on making bank when the final installment in the "Potter" series comes out Saturday morning. … Continue reading

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Is this what we can expect from the TMZ TV show?

TabloidBaby reports: We’ve called occasional attention to the crass headlines and writing at TMZ.com, the Time Warner/AOL corporate gossip site that’s headed by Harvey Levin and set to be turned into a syndicated Hollywood infotainment show. Headlines like these from … Continue reading

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Expanding The Palace Of Torah: Orthodoxy And Feminism

Dr. Aryeh A. Frimer reviews Tamar Ross’s new book in Bar Ilan’s Torah uMada Journal. Dr. Ross responds. Dr. Frimer responds. My earlier thoughts.

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