Category: Entertainment

Fans of Freddie Mercury might wonder if this is the real life, or just fantasy, when they walk into a near-replica of his London home, where thousands of items belonging to the late Queen frontman will be on exhibition starting Friday. Rare items including handwritten lyrics, art and collectibles from Mercury’s London home, Garden Lodge, […]

Many opponents of the current Israeli government coalition wonder why its supporters are not dismayed by the many alleged scandals that have plagued it since the last election in November 2022. Now a new study from Texas that examined US presidential, gubernatorial, and Congressional scandals from 1972 to 2021 seems to illuminate the issue and […]

Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-Wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bowtie while delighting children and adults alike with his distinctive “heh heh heh” laugh, has died, a post on his Instagram account said on Monday. Reubens, 70, died overnight after a years-long battle with cancer, the post […]

Bruce Springsteen congratulated Israeli music producer Louis Lahav – who served as an engineer on the Boss’s seminal 1975 album Born to Run – for being awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from ACUM, the entertainment nonprofit that oversees the copyrights of authors, composers, and music publishers in this country. In a video shared by Lahav, […]

In a bid to foster diversity and inclusivity in the hi-tech sector, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Labor Ministry have announced their joint initiative to invest in training and integration programs for the Bedouin and Ethiopian communities. The aim is to create a pathway for young individuals of Bedouin and Ethiopian descent to […]

The excitement is palpable as Summer Camps Israel Forum and Ramah, the celebrated camping arm of Conservative/Masorti Judaism in North America, proudly announce the long-awaited opening of their first overnight camp in Israel – geared towards Israelis, as well as Jewish youth from the diaspora. With a legacy of inspiring Jewish life and nurturing future […]

Warner Bros’ WBD.O “Barbie” showed no signs of slowing down in its second weekend at the box office, and was set to haul in $93 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from media analytics firm Comscore. Director Greta Gerwig’s take on “Barbie” – the year’s No. 1 movie, and the highest-grossing […]

The atomic bomb has such a rich role in film history, we’re kind of surprised it doesn’t have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yet. Christopher Nolan’s hit Oppenheimer adds one more compelling chapter to the tradition. And what a compelling and extensive tradition it is. By our count, nearly 150 feature films, […]

My mother, Sarah Belchetz-Swenson, was a master artist. Painter, printmaker, and portraitist, she constellated a rare combination of modern vision and Renaissance training. Like the Old Masters whom she studied, my mother watched nature, experimented with form and color, and had the stamina to learn how to bring ink, oils, and watercolor to the service […]

Ten measures of beauty descended to the world, and Jerusalem took nine of them. (Talmud, Kiddushin 49b). There is so much beauty and wonder in our eternal capital that strolling through the city is always a joy and invites new and fascinating adventures. This is true for residents of Jerusalem – who sometimes are the […]