Daily Archives: January 29, 2008

‘You Did The Same Thing To Jesus!’

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’ve put aside the sacred texts to produce this Jane Fonda-style workout video to the theme of Rocky. Chaim Amalek writes: If you were more entrepreneurial, you would be rich! Think: baseball trading cards but with rabbis instead of sportsmen. … Continue reading →

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‘Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times’

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

I love this new book by Dennis McDougal and not just because I get a mention in the thank-you section. Publishers Weekly says: Taking on not just a legendary subject, but a legendarily private subject-refusing biographers and TV personalities, Nicholson … Continue reading →

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What’s Now Vs. What’s Next

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

My friend emails: The Democratic party base is about what is next, not what is now. Contrast that with the Republicans who are about what is the past, not what is now. What is now is probably John Edwards and … Continue reading →

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The news industry must break its habit of hiding its best editorial content if it is to use online to reverse its decline in readership

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

Robert Niles writes for OJR: Everyday I check the website of the Pasadena Star-News. And every day, the front section of the website’s homepage is obscured by a pop-up widget urging me to take a survey about the site’s new … Continue reading →

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Rex Morgan Out Of The Closet

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

What’s going on with this comic strip? According to the syndicator: Created in 1948 by the late Dr. Nicholas P. Dallis, a psychiatrist from Scottsdale, Arizona, Rex Morgan M.D. continues to be the quintessential family practice physician. Dr. Dallis created … Continue reading →

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