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Tag Archives: New York Times
What A Great Country!
From The New York Times: In 2007, the top one ten-thousandth of households took home 6 percent of the nation’s income, up from 0.9 percent in 1977. It was the highest such level since at least 1913, the first year … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged earners, households, New York Times, thousandth, three decades
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Israeli Culture
David Brooks writes in the New York Times: …Israelis don’t observe the distinction between the public and private realms. They treat strangers as if they were their brothers-in-law and feel perfectly comfortable giving them advice on how to live. One … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged david brooks, directory assistance, israeli culture, New York Times, private realms, savings account
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TV Pundit S.E. Cupp Is ‘Disgusted’ When You Look At Her With Lust
From my Monday interview: Luke: "How do you react when you feel that a man is looking at you with lust? Are you horrified, disgusted, appalled?" SE: "Yeah. Disgusted. This is not a unique situation. Women in Manhattan are objectified … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, S.E. Cupp, Sex
Tagged Adultery, broad spectrum, cupp, Greg Gutfeld, New York Times, walking down the street
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14yo Kid Is A Conservative Pundit
Did you hear about Jonathan Krohn? He is profiled in today’s New York Times.
Posted in Politics
Tagged jonathan, New York Times, pundit
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First Reported Suicide From The Bernie Madoff Scandal
This bloke who offed himself was a big deal among French-Swiss Jewry and European Jewish financiers. Experts say that having a big hairy long hyphenated name is the single best warning sign for an impending suicide. How could we have … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Madoff
Tagged access international advisors, bernie madoff, New York Times, reuters, rsquo, tuesday morning
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Luke Ford Modern Love
I got a message this morning from Amy Klein, formerly of the Jewish Journal, that she has an essay on me in the New York Times’ Modern Love section. Here: “Why don’t we write a story about Luke Ford?” my … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Klein, Personal
Tagged Amy Klein, cyberstalker, ford, Jewish Journal, luke ford, New York Times, persistent attention, religion writer, rsquo
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Elegy: New Movie Based On Philip Roth Novel ‘The Dying Animal’
Manohla Dargis of the New York Times gave the movie a thumbs down.
Posted in Hollywood
Tagged dargis, elegy, New York Times, Philip Roth, philip roth novel
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The Basic Problem With The LA Times — Trying To Sell A National Paper Locally
From Content Bridges: When John [Carroll] and Dean [Baquet, then managing editor, now back at the New York Times] took over, they severely curtailed local reporting. They closed down most of the local zoned offices. They discontinued the Metro section … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles Times
Tagged circulation model, editorial model, john puerner, la times, metro section, New York Times
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Time To Go
Los Angeles Times veteran Joel Sappell voices all the familiar cliches in American Journalism Review as he decides to take the buyout and leave the newspaper after 27 years. His piece is utterly without surprise. He just trundles out the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Los Angeles Times
Tagged american journalism review, legal affairs, linda greenhouse, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, orthodox shuls
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Lust Caution Is A Masterpiece
It’s from the director of Brokeback Mountain. It’s a similarly slow film that sneaks up on you. Lust Caution is gorgeous. Women will ooh and ahh over the fashion while men will ooh and ahh over the female lead (Wei … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood
Tagged ang lee, brokeback mountain, central academy, cnn, emotional conflict, female oral sex, frontal male nudity, full frontal male nudity, golden lion award, gorgeous women, lust caution, New York Times, ooh and ahh, se jie, sexual positions, slow film, spy thriller, venice film festival, wei tang, zhejiang province
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