I'm not good at masturbation. I grew up in a conservative Catholic family and was taught that it is bad to touch yourself. I have grown up now and know that I won’t go to hell for playing with myself, but I am still kind of uncomfortable doing it....

I don’t know what’s going on, but no less that twelve people have emailed me in the last few days about Vanessa Hidary’s brilliant spoken word piece that I blogged about way back in 2005 as part of a post about Tiffany Shlain’s short film, The Tribe (which should absolutely b...

Just when I’d resolved to never attend another meeting regarding Jewish fundraising, planning a Jewish event or solving the myriad petty issues of a Jewish community that’s small enough to know better because they just turn into giant kvetch sessions that run into American Idol time, som...

I don’t know why but today I had this ache just to see Dad. Dad was so central to the way that I think about life and the person that I am …… we weren’t totally close except in the heart and mind. But then I would argue they are the most important places. Since Dad died I hav...

There was one thing I wanted to stress about the, well, totally fucking batshit insane IPRED directive. I’ve already mentioned how major industry organizations can maintain databases containing personal information otherwise considered private without regulation, forcibly extract the matching ...

Did you think I was going to say we’re both lipstick lesbians? I’m honored. Sorry to disappoint. The answer is: We both went to bar mitzvahs this weekend! I went to Daniel Lewis’ simcha (mazel tov!) at my very first experience at an Orthodox shul - tell me, why is that the more obs...

Please help me figure out how to deal with being close to a musical genius brother whose inability to get laid has led to outbursts that are traumatizing my parents and me. Every Saturday night or so, my dear old dad picks up the phone and it's his son, Eddie. Eddie is frustrated and ranting because...

Don’t worry, there’s no biopic of Bernie Madoff (”Scumdog Billionaire?”) Tonight kicks off with “Bye Bye Bravermen”, a hilarious Jewish intellectual take on the road trip/homage to dead friend genre at 7:30. There are so many intriguing offerings goin’ on - ...

What's on your mind young man?   This is a question that I would like to pose to young men ages 13-25.   The reason for 13 being the age start point is because in today's social context, many young people have already been exposed to things that they are not sure how to handle.    This is wh...

jennifer in echo park admits that she stole this note under the cover of night, (she found it stuck with silver electrical tape to the back of a battered electrician’s work truck) BUT, she contends, ” i would never ever steal someone’s leather pants (out of their truck). i am not a...