Daily Archives: January 26, 2009

For Love Or Money?

I just interviewed Suzanne Guillette about her new book, Much to Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment. It’s about a young woman who desperately wants to publish a book to establish herself as a writer and justify her expensive MFA. … Continue reading

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A Charity For The Victims Of Bernie Madoff

Darrah Ford emails: Is this the woman you talked about liking? http://www.myspace.com/humafanclub Madoff’s stolen statue returned — with a ‘lesson’ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090101/ap_on_re_us/madoff_statue Texas Millionaire Offers Support to Charity Victims of Bernard Madoff http://newsblaze.com/story/20081230124359zzzz.nb/topstory.html Jewish?  Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl is now Luke … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To Jessica Simpson?

I no longer envy Tony Romo. I don’t want anyone mocking Jessica for putting on weight. She’s clearly dealing with some heavy emotional issues right now and she needs us just to listen and be supportive. Or it might be … Continue reading

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Congruence With Orthodoxy

Joe emails: As I have told you for a long time, Orthodox Judaism is for married couples, preferably where the male carries a spare tire and the woman carries two. Going to shul and having a place where your kids … Continue reading

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YIBH Lockout

I understand that the regular membership of YIBH (Young Israel of Beverly Hills) on Pico and Shenandoah has been locked out by a court order acting on the request of the caterers (Sue and Lawrence Mischel).

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