Daily Archives: July 22, 2008

Elisa Albert – Still Quick To Take Offense After All These Years

The nastiest person I had to deal with in my Jewish literature interview series was Elisa Albert who took great offense when I quoted the New York Times write-up of her marriage (since ended). Elisa threatened me with legal action. … Continue reading

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Katie Couric In Israel

From Tabloid Baby: "I find myself in the last bastion of male dominance, and realizing what Hillary Clinton might have realized not long ago: that sexism in the American society is more common than racism, and certainly more acceptable or … Continue reading

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Doesn’t Anybody At Los Angeles Magazine Understand The English Language?

In his editor’s note in the August issue of Los Angeles magazine, Editor Kit Rachlis writes that the Los Angeles Times has shown "…a disinterest in local politics." "Disinterest" means impartial. "Uninterest" means not interested in. It’s bad enough that … Continue reading

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