Tel Aviv is the talk of the blogosphere this week, following CBS reporter Bob Simon’s declaration that the White City is “the” place to be. The segment on 60 Minutes fielded thousands of “likes” – and numerous criticisms – for …
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Israeli ‘Carmen’ is a hot ticket in the desert
A young and relatively unknown mezzo soprano wows all at the foot of Masada.
(Don’t) Push the red button
It’s 1997, and Men In Black‘s Tommy Lee Jones tells Will Smith: “Don’t touch the red button.” Which, of course he does, because who can really resist a red button? Fast forward to 2012, and Belgian ad agency Duval Guillaume …
Srugim co-creator tells all in Jerusalem lecture
For its three season run, I was hooked on the Israeli TV drama Srugim. The program told the tale of four religious (and one formerly religious) young Israelis living in Jerusalem’s singles-centric Old Katamon neighborhood, affectionately known as the “swamp.” …
Laughing for a good cause
It’s not easy to write a review of a comedy show. Most of the jokes quickly blend into the background and you walk away with a general sense of how funny such and such comic was. “Yeah, I liked the …
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