Daily Archives: February 10, 2010

An Intellectual History Of The Sports Illustrated Bathing Suit Issue

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Luke Ford

This yearly edition of Sports Illustrated has played an important role in my life since 1978, when posters of Cheryl Tiegs in a white fishnet became ubiquitous. I didn’t know till then that there were beautiful women out there who … Continue reading →

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What Price Do You Put On Virginity?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Luke Ford

The Torah commands that a man who takes a woman’s virginity must either marry her or pay her father what her virginity is worth. Dennis Prager says we observe this law today — virginity is worth nothing, so we pay … Continue reading →

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She Did It For Her Sons

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Luke Ford

Why do women despise cheapskates? Some of us humble writers don’t have the big bucks to throw around. Hanna Rosin writes: The idea that Jenny Sanford wrote her memoir Staying True to mollify her sons, as she told the New … Continue reading →

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The Jewish Obsession With College

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Luke Ford

I am thrilled to find more original content in Dennis Prager’s latest column for the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles: Having been in public life all of my adult life, I am not infrequently recognized by strangers. Most days someone … Continue reading →

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