Monthly Archives: January 2008

Dennis Prager Promotes ‘The Kite Runner’

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

On his show Jan. 2, Dennis said the movie "was almost a classic." "If we can not make this movie a financial success, the message to Hollywood is to keep putting out junk… Maybe people hear the word ‘Afghanistan’ and … Continue reading →

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Tom Wolfe Has New Book, New Publisher

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

I don’t care who Wolfe’s publisher is. I just want to read his new novel. How could Charlotte Simmons be considered a commercial disappointment? It was a massive best-seller. I read it twice. Hillel Italie reports: NEW YORK (AP) – … Continue reading →

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A Nation Under God: Jews, Christians, and the American Public Square by R. Meir Soloveichik

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student blogs: There is a blockbuster new issue of The Torah U-Madda Journal with some fascinating articles. The entire issue is available online for download (link): "Mah Enosh": Reflections of the Relation between Judaism and Humanism by R. … Continue reading →

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Maureen Dowd’s Girly Ways

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Evan Gahr emails: Do you ever read Maureen Dowd’s column? What do you think? I’m reading her book which is really just a longer version of her column. It’s sort of incongruous the way she adopts this girlie tone and … Continue reading →

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Back To Porn

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Fischel emails: Given the comments about how you should talk about porn, you could say that, bowing to reader requests you are going to talk about porn…and then put up posts about bike porn, car porn, furniture porn, the furniture … Continue reading →

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