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Sinai-bound
March 10, 2010[Story ID: 3143]
Is it only in Israel that going on vacation can turn into a political act? Or at least one with nationalistic implications?
We needed a family vacation, and decided to get away before Pessah. Despite the infinite holiday possibilities that await us in our backyard of Israel, we talked about going abroad – maybe [...] -
Sharav Dos and Donts
March 10, 2010[Story ID: 3144]
If you’ve ever been a reader of Glamour Magazine, you’ll remember that there is always a popular item in the back of the mag called “Dos and Don’ts.” As expected, the Dos are outfits photographed on the street that work, and the Don’ts are the ones that, well, don’t.
Given that we’re dealing with [...] -
Life without chocolate
March 10, 2010[Story ID: 3145]
Have you ever tried to go off chocolate? I can tell you from first hand experience, it’ -
Ride the Einstein express
March 9, 2010[Story ID: 3067]
Albert Einstein keeps on coming up on my radar.
Seems that to mark National Science Day and Einstein’s birthday on March 14, Hebrew University and Israel Railways are organizing a ‘Science Train’ crossing Israel from Beersheva to Haifa, part of their ongoing monthly ‘Scientists on the Trains’ lecture series.
(No, I had no idea that [...] -
Cellphone coexistence
March 8, 2010[Story ID: 2991]
Anyone’s who had a cellphone in Israel and traveled to the Dead Sea region has had the experience of having their phone bleep and let them know that they are now using a Jordanian cellphone carrier. In fact, if you continue heading north toward Beit Shean on Highway 90, the Jordan Valley road, [...] -
Seeing Jerusalem upside down
March 8, 2010[Story ID: 2992]
When the Israel Museum unveils its extensive renovation work in July, museum-goers might be excused for thinking that things were done upside down.
That’s because one of the highlights of the $100 million makeover will be a reflective stainless-steel-surfaced sculpture by world famous artist Anish Kapoor.
According to Bloomberg news, like Kapoor’ -
Nostalgia Sunday Commercials Go Way Retro
March 7, 2010[Story ID: 2915]
We are awash in a flood of nostalgia that shows absolutely no sign on abating. As part of that trend, our commercials and TV shows are populated by the stars of yesteryear, trying today to earn some of the cash-o-la they couldn’t back in those modest days.
Take, for example, singer-songwriter Mati Caspi, seen [...] -
Oscar fever in Israel
March 7, 2010[Story ID: 2916]
We’ll have to either stay up all night or get up at 3 am Monday morning to watch this year’s Academy Awards to see if the Israeli entry in the Best Foreign Film category Ajami takes home the country’s first Oscar.
It’s the third year running that an Israeli film has been nominated (after [...] -
Foto Friday Ron Shoshanis Israel Eye Candy
March 5, 2010[Story ID: 2806]
The first thing people think when they see works by Ron Shoshani is that they aren’ -
Flower hunt
March 4, 2010[Story ID: 2735]
After several weeks of putting my nose to the proverbial grindstone, my working partners and I decided it was high time for a day off, one that would help us find new material for our latest project (more later on that), and that would get us out of the city.
We had grand plans [...]