Daily Archives: January 9, 2008

Britney Spears Flees Town

She’s going to try to get herself together outside of LA’s pressure cooker. According to the AP: Britney Spears’ family says "Dr. Phil" McGraw crossed the line by not keeping his mouth shut after making a house call on the … Continue reading

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Mogen David Hires A New Assistant Rabbi

Joe writes: "Mogen David hired a new assistant rabbi (Hayim Williams) away from Beth Jacob. Unlike the last Mogen David Rabbi (Muskat) who had the thankless job of trying to be the rabbi with Gabe Elias, this one is officially … Continue reading

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Dumbest Comments By A Jew

Jason Maoz writes for The Jewish Press: The winner of my fourth annual Henry Schwarzschild Award for most offensive comments by a Jew in the public spotlight is David Landau, editor of Haaretz, Israel’s leading left-wing daily. The prize is … Continue reading

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

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

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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