Daily Archives: September 25, 2007

Foreskin’s Lament

Jason Maoz (editor of The Jewish Press) emails: "Read an advance galley of Foreskin’s Lament. Disappointing. Auslander comes across as a creepy sociopath who gives new and literal meaning to the old and overused phrase "self-hating Jew." Also, I noticed … Continue reading

Posted in Shalom Auslander | Comments Off on Foreskin’s Lament

The Football Novel

David Davis writes: The football novel didn’t hit its stride until the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the sport began to overtake baseball as our national obsession. Not coincidentally, the quartet of works that still dominate the pantheon — … Continue reading

Posted in Football | Comments Off on The Football Novel

L.A. Is A Terrible Place To Do Business

From MayorSam: Blogger Cutter at MetroBloggingLA wonders why he’s "one of the only white people riding the bus every day?." Thoughts? TV’s Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick) apparently had a real life lesbian love affair with sister Jan (Eve Plumb) during … Continue reading

Posted in Los Angeles | Comments Off on L.A. Is A Terrible Place To Do Business