Monthly Archives: December 2018

Haaretz: From Bar Refaeli’s Torah Lessons to Paparazzi Shots of Rabbis: The ultra-Orthodox Love Affair With Gossip

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Luke Ford

From Haaretz: It was in the Shleikes Jewish food restaurant in Bnei Brak that I got the definitive proof of how gossip has conquered the ultra-Orthodox public. I had arrived for a joint interview with journalist Itzik Ohana, whose specialty … Continue reading →

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Millennials Demand Protection From A Scary World (12-5-18)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Luke Ford

00:00 Student organizers boot former SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive 27:00 Alejandria, the face of Apple’s Inclusion & Diversity, turns against Apple 31:00 The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know, by George Hawley, December … Continue reading →

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Weekly Standard Closing Shop (12-4-18)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Luke Ford

00:00 Goodbye Weekly Standard 04:00 Luke profiled in the Weekly Standard by Matt Labash in 1998 16:00 Tim Cook of Apple says it is a “sin” to platform people like us 17:00 Ryan Murphy fund aims to get ‘anti-LGBTQ’ candidates … Continue reading →

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Anatomy Of A Hate Hoax (12-3-18)

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Luke Ford

00:00 Steve Sailer: Atlantic: Nostalgia for GHW Bush Is Anti-Semitic 09:00 Hate hoax at Goucher College 28:00 The Bittersweet Life Of Famous Instagram Model Amanda Lee 33:00 Brett Favre ‘sickened’ as white supremacists dupe him into using anti-Semitic language in … Continue reading →

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NYT: Do Children Get a Subpar Education in Yeshivas? New York Says It Will Finally Find Out

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Luke Ford

I suspect the reactions of most yeshivos will be to try to cheat the system. Dennis Prager remembers that when he taught at Brooklyn College, teachers found that yeshiva kids were more likely to cheat than other kids. From the … Continue reading →

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