Being something of a disaffected Orthodox Jew myself, I was captivated by Shalom Auslander’s no-holds-barred evocation of the right-wing modern Orthodox world in his new memoir “Foreskin’s Lament.” Echoing the themes of his debut story collection, “Beware of God,” “Foreskin’s” travels along parallel tracks, documenting Auslander’s increasing God-centric paranoia, fueled by his wife’s pregnancy, while…

When I heard the news about Britney Spears losing custody of her children, my heart fell. This reaction may seem strange to some, but watching her rise and decline in stardom for the last few years, I felt compelled to go against the grain of the media that consistently beats her down. Yes, she has…

Britney Spears has temporarily lost physical custody of her children. Her once much-maligned ex-husband Kevin Federline now has the boys 100% of the time. Spears does, however maintain legal custody of the children, and will continue to be entitled to make decisions about the children’s health, schooling and well-being. Why even give her that much?…

A couple of weeks ago, we posted a giveaway contest for free DVDs of “Beyond the Gates.” The question was “What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make?”–and you responded with stories of gut-wrenching, heart-breaking life choices that make our decision about who should win anything but easy. Still, we’ve chosen four winners to…

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