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 [...]
Monopoly Game Manufacturer to End a Century Old Conflict
February 21st, 2008 · No Comments · venting
A month ago, I updated my readers on Hasbro’s worldwide vote to find the 22 greatest cities for the new world edition of the Monopoly board game. On my post titled ‘Up and Answer, Jewish Yeoman - Vote It Joyfully Aloud!‘ I jokingly called upon every right-wing nutter to defend Jerusalem, ‘eternal capital city of [...]
