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There is a religion story that has haunted me for years. It was based on an idea I picked up during a weeklong Gralla Fellowship at Brandeis University. A story I started working on when I was at the LA Daily News, one that I pitched soon after I joined The Jewish Journal, and one that in the end I was never really able to execute.
It’s been hard times for the Los Angeles Times. Especially on the Godbeat. And that’s what makes this Column One from Mike Anton such a treat.
It’s not from the Los Angeles Times’ religion reporter, but the paper has here a well-done story heavy on religious themes.
It seems like every few months I read about another celebrity who has suddenly discovered they’re Jewish or that they at least might like to be.
Like many Angelenos, I have long since soured on the mayor of our great city. It’s still shocking to me that he basically moonwalked into a second term. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s personal peccadillos and ethical standards aside, his tenure, like his personality, has been more show than biz; all talk, no game.
Last month a conflict erupted between Catholics and Jews, and it has gotten a good deal of attention in publications focusing on those community. But it still seems to be a complete non-issue for the mainstream media.
Another painful story from He Who Shall No Longer Be Named. Really, I feel like a broken record that is beating a dead horse.
A lot more details have come to light as the international probe into a terror threat emanating from Yemen has widened. But some details should have been much clearer from the start.
