Archive for October, 2008
readings
By Tom Teicholz at 17 October, 2008, 12:48 pm
The Student magazine NEW VOICES which is the national jewish student magazine has a new issue that focuses on the lubbavitch movement — there’s some interesting articles and info there about the Chabad presence on campus, the fight over who owns the 770 building and assortment of former chabadniks including one who joined the US [...]
Read More >>Howard Stern’s daughter proves popular
By Tom Teicholz at 16 October, 2008, 11:19 am
Emily Stern, satellite radio host Howard Stern’s daughter, who is starring in a local LA theater production was the subject of an article in the Jewish Journal by arts editor Naomi Pfefferman that has broken all records for the number of people who clicked on it at the Jewish Journal web site. Howard Stern may [...]
Read More >>Get Political
By Tom Teicholz at 16 October, 2008, 11:00 am
My daughter sent me the following link — that I think you will enjoy. CHECK IT OUT:
http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=357563&altf=Upnnz&altl=Ufjdipm9
Reading Variety
By Tom Teicholz at 15 October, 2008, 10:28 am
I’ve always been intrigued by the conversation that goes on inside one’s head as one reads the Trades. In a cost-cutting measure I abandoned the Hollywood Reporter, but I still maintain my Varety subscription, although I am tempted to move to a online subscription (shared — shush! don’t tell anyone).
What is so strange about reading [...]
Krugman’s Nobel; Krugman’s WPA
By Tom Teicholz at 15 October, 2008, 10:09 am
For some time now, I’ve been telling my friends how much I follow and respect Paul Krugman’s column in The New York Times. Although many complain that he is too left, I felt he was not political — he was just right – I mean correct.
Yesterday Krugman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Of [...]
I’m back!!! (finally)
By Tom Teicholz at 15 October, 2008, 9:59 am
After two weeks in limbo and technical mess — The Tommywood blog is back with a slightly revamped look and under the hood much revamped functionality.
First of all, the tech service people at my hosting service 1 and 1 internet were no help here. Worse, what they did was try to upsell me on a [...]