Monthly Archives: September 2007

I Get Dunked

Sunday afternoon in North Hollywood, six people paid $20 each for the chance to hit a ring and dunk me. The money went to the U.S. military. My ex Holly Randall threw out the first ball to wild applause. Video:  … Continue reading

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Richard Rushfield’s Birthday Party

Richard wore a suit and tie for the Saturday night gathering at the Broadway Bar in downtown Los Angeles. He works at the LA Times a couple of days a week (overseeing its online content) and spends the rest of … Continue reading

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The Triumphant Story Of A Deaf Orthodox Porn Star Who Overcomes Discrimination To Rise To The Top of Her Chosen Profession

Tuesday night, I drive to Sardo’s Bar in Burbank. I interview deaf porn star Savannah Jane. A social worker by training, she entered porn four months ago. "I want to get my degree as a sex therapist and write a … Continue reading

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City Building & Safety inspectors briefly interrupt Kol Nidrei services at Hancock Park shul

Tom Tugend writes: Rabbi Daniel Korobkin was conducting Kol Nidrei services for some 200 Orthodox worshippers at Yeshivas Yavneh last Friday, when shortly after 8 p.m. two inspectors from the Los Angeles City Department of Building and Safety walked into … Continue reading

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Forbidden Sex

Rabbi Gil Student writes: The afternoon Torah reading on Yom Kippur is from Leviticus 18, the passage of forbidden relations. Included in this list is adultery, incest and homosexual relations. Why do we read it on Yom Kippur? Rashi (Megillah … Continue reading

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