Archive for February 23rd, 2005

My Views on Disengagement

With the disengagement plan being a warm topic of conversation in the blogosphere, yours truly has stayed relatively quiet (with the rare broaching of the subject here and there). I guess you can chalk my relative silence on the matter to cognitive dissonance (Otherwise known as disengaging myself from the topic).
 
The whole issue frustrates me to no [...]

The Nanny

In one of the most sickening stories I have seen in a while, a nanny here in Israel has been caught on hidden camera abusing the children under her care.
 
The story goes like this: a couple hire a nanny with good references, to look after their one-and-a-half year old twins, but soon realize that she [...]

Look Who Else Has Started a Blog

Ha’aretz have now joined the blogging world (hat tip: Miriam). Not a bad first effort, but the lack of a comments facility AND trackback facility is a big minus.
 
With the media jumping into the blogging fray, it begs the question: does being a good journalist necessarily translate into being a good blogger? At least amongst the Jewish bloggers, we [...]

From the Pot Calling the Kettle Black Department

SMH reports:

Cher has reportedly branded fellow pop divas J-Lo and Britney Spears “hos” [shorthand slang for whore] during a concert.
 
The singer launched an attack on her younger rivals before 20,000 fans in Auckland, according to the New York Post.
 
“I’m not going to give up showbusiness but I’m going to give up touring because, you know, [...]

I’m Too Sexy

Still reeling from the Kramer meme that did the rounds last year, Shimon Peres stares into the mirror and reassures himself that he is one sexy fella
 

“Kirk Douglas, eat your heart out!”

Sloppy Start

Yet another new Jewish site: Machers.*
 
As Esther correctly states, it looks like an amalgam of collected information, with no original content. Which is fine, if that is its purpose.
 
However, when a site bills itself as The World’s #1 Jewish Directory, you expect better. For instance, I wonder what David thinks about being referred to [...]