Monthly Archives: May 2008

The Perils Of Yellow Fever

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

Cathedral City, just outside Monterey Park. I’m to meet Ming Ho’s father at his dry cleaners. A cloud of steam erupts from his press as I walk in. "Mr. Kim, so very good to meet you," I say. "Could I … Continue reading →

Posted in Satire | Tagged cathedral city, chinese food, dry cleaners, jew, kidney, monterey park, mr kim, organs, perils, steam, yellow fever | Comments Off

‘Hell is Other People’

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

That’s one of my father’s favorite sayings (it is from Jean-Paul Satre’s play No Exit). He was always trying to avoid the hordes of people descending on him. On some Sabbath mornings in Australia, he’d put me on a bike … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged 33 years, Australia, favorite sayings, freedom, handful, hell is other people, hordes, misanthropy, quarry, Relationships, sabbath mornings, sacrifices, second grade, solitary hours | Comments Off

Stop The Hymen Holocaust!

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

It’s my favorite name for a punk rock band. They are pretty hardcore. Check them out on YouTube. Here’s their myspace and website. These guys will be my Air Supply for the new millenia. I am disturbed, however, by this … Continue reading →

Posted in Hymen Holocaust, Music | Tagged Anti-Semitism, Australia, blood feast, cam chat, cliteater, debut album, Dennis Prager, ethical monotheism, extreme interest, gore, hard rock, Holocaust, hymen, intention, love ballads, lyrics, millenia, myspace, nbsp, punk rock band, punt, pupil, quot, rock scorpions, scorpions, short time | Comments Off

Why Didn’t The Forward Choose Alana Newhouse?

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here’s my Alana Newhouse section. Mark Oppenheimer writes: …Alana has managed the newspaper’s transition to a new, award-winning website, and she is good on TV and radio (listen to her great insights about Portnoy’s Complaint)–she understands how to work in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alana Newhouse, Forward | Tagged alana, allusion, buzz, credentials, editors, good on tv, heck, insights, j j goldberg, leon wieseltier, management skills, mark oppenheimer, New Republic, newhouse, news writers, panache, strikes, subscription renewals, thirties, writing on the wall | Comments Off

The Jewish Exponent Shuts Out Dissident Voices

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the Forward: The controversy dates back to March 2007, when Akiba Hebrew Academy announced that it had accepted a $5 million gift and would be changing its name. The gift came from Leonard Barrack, a prominent Philadelphia securities lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Jewish Journalism | Tagged akiba hebrew academy, barrack, board chair, chairman of the democratic national committee, democratic national committee, dissident voices, executive editor, finance chairman, full disclosure, hackles, Hillary Clinton, jane eisner, jewish exponent, jonathan tobin, page advertisement, philadelphia federation, plane crash, rabbi akiba, ronald perelman, s board | Comments Off

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