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Israeli Bill to Protect Authors

Crossposted from Haaretz The Culture and Sports Ministry published details on Wednesday of a proposed Knesset bill designed to protect the interests of authors. If passed into law, the bill would bar retailers from discounting new books for the first 18 months after they are published, and provide authors an 8 percent royalty on the…

By Maya Sela Mar 2, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Oscar Winning Composer Inspired by Silent Film

Crossposted from Haaretz Three days before he won an Oscar for the soundtrack he composed for the movie “The Artist,” Ludovic Bource sat in his studio in Paris and adapted one of the film’s songs for the accordion — the first instrument he played as a child. Speaking before the Oscar ceremony last Sunday, the…

By Ben Shalev Mar 1, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Fashion, But No Statement

Crossposted from Haaretz Designer Yossi Katzav’s fashion show for his men’s fashion brand, Sketch, was an intimate affair. At least in the atmosphere prevailing in the showroom and the adjacent balcony, it was reminiscent of fashion shows in Paris before celebrities and the masses began flocking to catwalks in recent decades. Taking place in a…

By Sahar Shalev Feb 29, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Consolation for ‘Footnote’

Crossposted from Haaretz “At this time many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy,” Iranian director Asghar Farhadi said in his acceptance speech for his film, “A Separation,” winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony. “They are happy…

By Nirit Anderman Feb 28, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Monday Music: Balkan Beat Goes On

Crossposted from Haaretz The penultimate song on “Give,” Balkan Beat Box’s new album, is poignantly titled “Enemy in Economy.” This light and humorous song mocks the varying suspicions that Americans harbor toward non-Americans, and in effect takes a stand against xenophobia. “Enemy in Economy” ends with a sort of musical pan of the length of…

By Ben Shalev Feb 27, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Israel Through Quebecois Eyes

Crossposted from Haaretz Israel — its conflict and its paradoxes — has become a source of inspiration for cartoonists from all over the world, who seek to explore this hot topic through a combination of graphics and narration. In 2008, the Quebecois comic-book author Guy Delisle moved to East Jerusalem for the year, following his…

By Eva Blum Dumontet Feb 24, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Author Nathan Shaham to Receive Israel Prize

Crossposted from Haaretz Nathan Shaham, 87, playwright and author of more than 55 books will receive this year’s Israel Prize for Hebrew Literature and Poetry. Shaham has already received the prestigious Shlonsky Award, the Bialik Award, and Acum Award for lifetime achievement. In addition to his literary career Shaham served in several public positions including…

By Haaretz Feb 23, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Dancing Creatures in an Enchanted Forest

Crossposted from Haaretz Thread is a prominent theme of the dance performance “Bombyx Mori,” the Latin name for a species of silkworm. In addition to the physical thread that crisscrosses the enchanted forest the stage becomes, the production also creates threads of memory that recall other performances by the same company. The dog, like the…

By Ruth Eshel Feb 22, 2012 | < 1 min read

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