Monthly Archives: January 2011
Lebanon Watch: Day 3 (Everything Is Going To Be Alright…)
Day three of Lebanon Watch, a new update on news involving Israel’s neighbor in the wake of Najib Mikati’s nomination for prime minister. Read More
FFJD: Phone Etiquette
There is a right and wrong way to talk on the phone. You know that, right? Read More
How To Never Forget On International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Please continue to “never forget.” Read More
Irish Name, Jewish Person
Meet Tara Dublin. She’s Jewish, not Irish. Yes she’s quite aware that her name sounds like a character from “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.” Read More
Lebanon Watch: Day 2 (Conflicting Reports And More Protests)
Our continuing coverage of reaction to nomination of Najib Mikati as prime minister of Lebanon. Read More
Birth Writing: LAX To Ben Gurion
Jay Judah’s Birthright Israel story is a bit more nuanced than that. Reading his account seemed more like The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test or Hunter S. Thompson, less cheesy testimonial. Read More
The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/ This American Life Review: Slow to React
People (and circumstances) that are Slow to React are considered on TAL this week, as rationalizations of reality alter expectations while romances go unpursued, moles keep growing abnormally, and unacknowledged pregnancies continue to result in babies. Read More