Monthly Archives: November 2007

‘Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power Politics,’ by Bill Boyarsky

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

Peter Schrag writes in the LA Times: Not only was Unruh a central player in the forging of California’s great postwar highway, university and water systems and the creation of its progressive governmental institutions, he also was a man with … Continue reading →

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Camera Of Death

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

December 16, 2007 – International Press Academy’s 12th Annual Satellite AwardsDecember 13, 2007 – L.A. Direct Magazine Holiday PartyDecember 12, 2007 – Tom Kennedy’s Party For His Debut Novel "The Twelve" December 12, 2007 – "Walk Hard" PremiereDecember 11, 2007 … Continue reading →

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Some Orthodox Jews Getting Religious Marriages But Not Civil Ones

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

I got a call Saturday night from an Orthodox couple on the East coast. The man had been married before. He was paying a lot of alimony to his ex-wife. She remarried in an Orthodox ceremony but they skipped the … Continue reading →

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A sweet Saturday mystery: Clinton, Obama and Mr. X

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

From the LA Times: …[Robert] Novak reported this morning in a notebook-style weekly online collection of items that "agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles" that they have scandalous information on Sen. Barack Obama but … Continue reading →

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With This Orgasm, I Thee Wed

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

The Assimilated Negro writes: Whenever I’m on a date or something it’s sort of like yeah, blah blah, you like the museum, you like shopping, you like poetry, blahbity blah. And I’m always rocking the sly smile, and thinking, yeah … Continue reading →

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