As a third generation Holocaust survivor I feel my connection to the subject differs from the previous generations’ connection - a matter I discuss from time to time on my blog. The show ‘Mabat Sheni’ (A Second Glance), on Israel’s TV Channel 1, featured an interesting segment this week called ‘Holocaust and Satire’. Directed by [...]
Subverting Traditional Holocaust Commemoration in Israel
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
Nobody Puts Swayze in a Corner
March 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 100% vent free
Following the troubling news about Patrick Swayze’s pancreatic cancer, and after reading Perez Hilton’s suggestion for a gesture, I thought I would do one better and watch Swayze’s hit movie ’Dirty Dancing’ again – as I have only watched it once, 21 years ago.
A couple of nostalgia notes:
1. I first watched the movie when it came out [...]
John’s Not Mad – Alin and Shani Aren’t Either
February 27th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
I have always been fascinated by Tourette’s syndrome, which naturally manifested in my seeing virtually every documentary ever made on the subject, including:
John’s Not Mad (1989)
Twitch and Shout (1993)
The Boy Can’t Help It (2002)
I Have Tourette’s But Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me (2005)
Teenage Tourettes Camp (2006)
Hidden Lives: Tourette’s on the Job (2007)
Tourette de France (2007)
That is [...]
We Need a Mentch in the White House
February 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · 100% vent free
Inspired by Will.i.am’s video and the Yes We Ken Girl, as well as being moved daily by Obama’s rhetoric and promise of a better America and vicariously a better world, I thought I would do my part: Following is an Obama poster I translated to Hebrew. It is my first creation for the campaign, and [...]
