Monthly Archives: January 2008

Obama, Bloomberg, and the press get drunk on compromise, cooperation, and civility

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

Jack Shafer writes: Everybody enjoys an occasional vacation from reason. An evening at the movies after a hard day’s work, a dream-filled nap on those afternoons when life seems too much, or a fat blunt when you’re grouchy at your … Continue reading →

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State cites safety lapses at Cedars-Sinai

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

Charles Ornstein writes for the LA Times: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center placed pediatric patients — including the newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid — in immediate jeopardy of harm by giving them overdoses of the blood thinner heparin, state hospital regulators … Continue reading →

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Vegas Porn Show Updates

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

For the first time in six years, I’m not in Las Vegas this weekend covering the Adult Entertainment Expo. I remember dating a beautiful young woman in early 2003. I told her I was a freelance journalist. Her dad was … Continue reading →

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Pure Life Ministries

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

I have a lot of friends in the sex industry and I have a lot of friends among Christians who reach out to the sex industry. Why do I write so much about this stuff? Because it’s fun and because … Continue reading →

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I’m Gonna Start Praying For Those Dirty Little Whores

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

As I walk around Los Angeles, I see a lot of barely-dressed beautiful women. It makes me angry that I can’t bang them all. "I hate it when you use the word ‘bang,’" Cathy Seipp would tell me. "OK. It … Continue reading →

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