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...NIGHT, YOU WRITE ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN JEWISH MYSTICISM AND KABBALAH, WHICH HAVE FOUND A NEW PLACE IN POP CULTURE. I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it. One doesn't study calculus before studying arithmetic. In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism...
...When the flight attendant came to collect the trash, I tried to pop the bag into her sack, only to have her recoil and inform me that ?human fluids? could not go in the trash, because it was headed back to the galley. Diapers had to go in the lavatory garbage, she sniffed, knowing full well I wasn?t allowed out of my seat...
...TIME.COM POP QUIZ: Who was the last American athlete to win gold in a Winter Olympic Alpine ski event? Phil Mahre Bode Miller Tommy Moe Picabo Street FOR THE ANSWER Go to time.com/olympicquiz, where you can test your knowledge about the history of the Winter Olympic Games...
...haven't got one of the 5,000 or so tickets yet, you'd better start working the phones. To the old-money types and aristocrats that once made up the bulk of the guest list, the present-day event has been diminished by the inclusion of pop singers, politicians, movie stars and even (shock, horror) the odd porn actress. A ban on smoking, instituted at the 2004 ball, has been another blow to the faithful, as has the introduction of contemporary music (nowadays you can boogie and salsa in addition to waltz). In that case, why attend...
...haven't got one of the 5,000 or so tickets yet, you'd better start working the phones. To the old-money types and aristocrats that once made up the bulk of the guest list, the present-day event has been diminished by the inclusion of pop singers, politicians, movie stars and even (shock, horror) the odd porn actress. A ban on smoking, instituted at the 2004 ball, has been another blow to the faithful, as has the introduction of contemporary music (nowadays you can boogie and salsa in addition to waltz). In that case, why attend...