Arts & Leisure

Fast food nations

A new documentary shows that the meal on your plate has seen a lot of the world.

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Her mother's daughter

Marva Shalev-Marom doesn't feel overshadowed by her famous family as she prepares for a very special musical performance.

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Maxi and Me - Daniel Kaminsky - 140212012
Stage Animal / The tycoon and I

In his new play 'Maxi and Me,' Hillel Mitelpunkt does what he knows best: He shines a light on the contemporary Israeli experience.

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Kirschenbaum - Daniel Tchetchik - 140212012
War and Kirschenbaum

The veteran television host is trying his hand at directing a satirical play that takes place in the prime minister's war room.

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Dafna Lustig - 13022012
Trendy toddlers

Israel's first fashion blog for kids' clothes is turning heads.

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Twister -  Tomer Appelbaum - 13022012
An inspired twist

Originally thought of as an adults-only game, Twister has an enduring appeal among kids, too.

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Roy Dahan -  Daniel Tchetchik - 13022012
Long-lost sadness

Singer Roy Dahan's first album is melancholic and nostalgic - but not depressing.

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Whitney Housto
Stars react to Whitney Houston's death

Barbra Streisand: How sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness they brought us; Elton John: Thank you for giving us your talent, and one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.

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Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and Ariel Sharon - AP
In Israel, Whitney Houston remembered for huge voice and one strange visit

Pop superstar, who was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room at the age of 48, made one, particularly memorable 2003 trip to Holy Land.

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Madonna - AFP - 08022012
Israeli fans beg PM to hold off Iran attack over Madonna show

New Facebook group asks Prime Minister to postpone any plans to a strike of Iran's nuclear facilities until after the Queen of Pop's planned May 29 visit.

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Two young musicians - 09022012
String awakening

At the Netanya Music Conservatory, string instruments are taking the spotlight.

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American sound - Assaf Eini - 09022012
Passport to success

Model-actor Angel Bonanni wants the Internet to know that he can also sing.

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Anya Fleet - Anya Fleet - 08022012
Collection / Byzantine chic

There's nothing fleeting in the sophisticated, finely-finished designs of Anya Fleet.

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The Voice - Marta Pennisi - 08022012
Israel's version of The Voice hits the right note

Channel 2 franchisee Reshet's gamble on the big-budget talent show 'The Voice' seems to be paying off.

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Bakri - Hagai Frid - 07022012
Haunted by 'Jenin, Jenin'

In a Q&A, Mohammed Bakri tells how his 2003 documentary, and his current portrayal of a woman onstage test him emotionally.

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Tomer Gardi -  Gili Eitan  - 07022012
A story of Palestinian refugees, but not a 'nakba book'

Tomer Gardi's debut book "Rock, Paper" examines the establishment of the Beit Ussishkin museum on Kibbutz Dan, where the writer was born. He found the museum's archives dusty but far from dull.

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national heritage
Setting sights on sites

Fully two years after the launch of a huge project to approve and restore national heritage sites, its director warns that preservation cannot be rushed.

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My Story app
Once upon an app

A child's complaint about a pictureless bedtime story led to the collaborative design of a new iPad app, billed as 'a story creator for kids'.

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Avi Nesher
Jerusalem Film Fund announces grants to four movies

The fund, which operates under the auspices of the Jerusalem Development Authority, invests only in films produced in Jerusalem.

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Ethel Kubinska - Ilia Malnikov - 02022012
Bittersweet story

The plot of Ethel Kubinska's life is as poignant as the character she plays in the film 'Valentina's Mother' .

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Eli Abramov and Iggy Waxman - Yanai Yechiel - 01022012
Superduo

Israeli rock royals Iggy Waxman and Eli Abramov debut as Mock Stereo in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night.

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