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Monthly Archives: October 2008
‘Burn After Reading’
I discussed this new movie with Marc Gafni Friday afternoon. Marc: "It’s a rare movie that understands the subtlety and complexity of both masculine shadow and feminine shadow." Luke: As a religious person, I felt like I shouldn’t enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Marc Gafni
Tagged battle in seattle, hard bodies, marc gafni, roman coliseum, sympathetic character, world trade organization
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‘General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq’
James Traub writes in the New York Times about General David Petreaus: The 55-year-old general is a superachiever who took on all the toughest training assignments and came away with the medals, a perfectionist who demands as much from others … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq
Tagged counterinsurgency campaign, david petraeus, fort leavenworth, general david petraeus, intellectual rigor, james traub
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Orit Arfa Goes To China
It doesn’t sound very spiritual to me. I watched the movie "Showgirls" tonight. It made me think of Orit. "A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her … Continue reading
Posted in Orit Arfa
Tagged cocktail waitresses, personal fantasies, press junket, taglit birthright israel, vegas showgirls, yad vashem
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War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
I was really looking forward to this book and then when I tucked into it today, I found it was deadly dull. Feith writes about "terrorist extremists." As opposed to "terrorist moderates"? He also uses the phrase, "I personally." I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged feith, harold robbins, kama sutra, page turner, war on terrorism
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Phony Baloney Judaism?
I’ve never been to Ikar. I fear that if I go, I will love it. I hear the music’s great and almost all the prayers are sung and the services are like snorting cocaine, only the high is more intense. … Continue reading
Posted in Ikar, Judaism
Tagged daf yomi, hebrew union college, human heart, kehillah, phony baloney, reform jews
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