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Life Forward.com Gets Its First Online Journalism Award Nomination
The Forward ‘s Web site this week scored its first Online Journalism Award nomination. The awards are given out annually at the conference of the Online News Association, which, this year, takes place October 1–3 in San Francisco. Among our fellow nominees in the “Specialty Site Journalism, Small Site” category is PolitiFact.com, a 2009 Pulitzer…
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Life Bintel Brief: Advice and Other Possible Pursuits — Ayelet Waldman Answers Your Questions
We are delighted to announce that writer Ayelet Waldman will be the Forward’s next guest Bintel Brief advice columnist — answering reader questions during the month of February. Waldman inspired passionate debate (and an episode of “Oprah”) when she declared, in a New York Times essay, that she loves her husband more than she loves…
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Life Bintel Brief: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Give Me Advice
Shoshanna Rikon is a Jewish cupid. The founder of Shoshanna’s Matches, Rikon works to create love connections for Jewish singles in the New York tri-state area. Her work as an old-fashioned matchmaker in the town that gave the world “Sex and the City” has caught the attention of media outlets ranging from The New York…
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Life Bintel Brief: Lisa Loeb Has Some Advice for You
Lisa Loeb first tugged on America’s heartstrings in 1994 with her chart-topping single “Stay (I Missed You).” Since then, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter with the signature eyeglasses has been turning out albums of sweet pop gems. In 2006, she released “The Very Best of Lisa Loeb.” Last year, Loeb also starred in her own E! TV…
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Life Bintel Brief: Yitz and Blu Have Advice for You
This month the Bintel Brief features advice from a Jewish power couple: Blu and Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg. Blu was the founding president of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. She is the author of “On Women & Judaism” and “How To Run A Traditional Jewish Household,” among other books. Her husband’s no slouch either. Yitz…
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Life Bintel Brief: Ask the Mamele
As the Forward’s East Village Mamele columnist, Marjorie Ingall has never been shy about sharing the details of her life with readers — whether she’s discussing pregnancy, potty-training, Jewish holidays or cancer in the family. Now, readers of the Forward can share the details of their lives with her. For the next month, the Mamele…
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Life Bintel Brief: Catie Lazarus Has the Answers — Maybe Even the One to Your Question
With the Days of Awe fast approaching, and thoughts of atonement and who shall die by fire and who by water and who by beast and whatnot bearing down on us, we could all use a little comic relief. So we turned to one of the Forward’s funniest friends to serve as this month’s Bintel…
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Life Bintel Brief: Alan Dershowitz Offers His Counsel
Alan Dershowitz is one of the most famous names in the American legal profession, his counsel highly sought after. Now he will be offering his counsel to our readers, as the guest Bintel Brief advice columnist for the month of July. In addition to his stellar legal career, the famed Harvard Law professor has distinguished…
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