Culture

Jake Gillis: The man behind the 'Sababoosh' podcast

Since launching his Israeli culture podcast in February 2024, Jake Gillis has discovered that heroes and celebrities are often genuinely nice people even at eye level. 

 Jake Gillis interviews musician Ivri Lider on 'Sababoosh.'
 Ron Leshem and his memorable character from "Bad Boy".

Ron Leshem, Israeli-American who brought Euphoria and Bad Boy to life, takes stock of his life

 Frida Uziel with Eli Sagiv, CEO of L'Oréal Israel, and Ilan Nakash

L'Oréal Israel provided exclusive sponsorship for Offer Nissim's pride concert

 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: James Gunn, Peter Safran, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet seen at the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. "Superman" TCL Chinese Theatre on July 07, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Five facts on Superman’s Jewish immigrant origins and James Gunn’s reboot


Jerusalem Film Festival 2025: international films, prizewinners, and must-see titles

From Michel Franco's Dreams starring Jessica Chastain to new works from the Dardenne brothers and Sergei Loznitsa, the Jerusalem Film Festival's 2025 edition showcases the best of global cinema.

 ‘THE PASSENGER,’ with Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider, will be screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival this month.

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath delight adoring fans in emotional farewell gig

One of music's wildest frontmen, who once chewed off the head of a bat on stage, Osbourne performed sitting on a black throne.

 People visit the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ahead of Black Sabbath's upcoming concert in Birmingham, Britain, July 2, 2025

Stav Bekol Hatsva'im chosen to lead a revolution in the cinema chain

Hot Cinema launches “Not Just Cinema” with shows, lectures, and events. Children’s star Stav Bekol Hatsva'im will promote it to young audiences in a wide digital campaign.

 Children’s star “Stav Bekol Hatsva'im”

A stage for resilience: Israel Festival expands beyond Jerusalem this summer

The Israel Festival’s winding itinerary, from city plazas to kibbutz lawns to a football pitch in Majdal Shams, is a fragile but insistent bridge.

 TRUMPETER AVISHAI COHEN in ‘Ashes to Gold.’

A hostage story, ‘The Bear’ at its best: What to watch from Israel and worldwide today

'52 Days' is a well-made and gripping film, which is a further reminder, if any were needed, of the sufferings of those still held hostage in Gaza.

A SCENE from ‘52 Days.’

'Turandot' returns to Israel's Opera after Operation Rising Lion

The opera was deep in rehearsals when the Israel-Iran war broke out.

 THE ISRAELI OPERA’S production of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ has it all.

TLV Museum of Art reopens this summer

The museum invites the public to an “Art Weekend,” offering complimentary admission to all its spaces and activities.

 THE TEL AVIV Museum of Art.

This is what the legendary Mr. T really looks like today. Would you recognize him?

Laurence Tureaud, the 1980s icon who starred in Rocky and The A-Team, recovered from cancer, became religious, and is now showing how he looks today at age 73.

 Laurence Tureaud with Sylvester Stallone in Rocky III

Nova massacre documentary We Will Dance Again wins an Emmy

The harrowing documentary tells the story of the massacre through interviews with survivors and through video and audio clips made by the victims, survivors, and terrorists themselves.

 Keshet Casarotti-Kalfa was killed at the Nova Music Festival, and his story is one of those told in the documentary, We Will Dance Again

When the curtain falls, again: Israel's cultural institutions are suffering from war closures

Cultural institutions throughout the country are coping with closures amid the war.

 THE CODEX SASSOON, the oldest complete Hebrew Bible, purchased for $38 million, arrived at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, just two days before October 7.

Eretz Nehederet finds the funny amid the falling missiles

Host Eyal Kitzis was full of his usual befuddled energy in a broadcast that poked fun at virtually every aspect of the new and terrifying reality Israelis have been struggling with for the past week.

 Shani Cohen portrays an Iranian news anchor on Eretz Nehederet, June 19, 2025.