Earliest-known Real Cheese Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb
A jar with a mysterious white substance was buried with Ptahmes, the mayor of Memphis, and somehow escaped the attention of grave robbers
Life & Culture
Can Caesarea Become the Acropolis of Israeli Tourism?
In one of Israel’s most expensive restoration projects ever, the city's ancient theater will be revealed, together with about 90 percent of the old city and the port
Can Jews Eat Cheeseburgers After All?
The bible says Jews shouldn't do something to a kid in its mother's milk no less than three times, but the meaning of what we're not supposed to do has been lost
The Anti-apartheid Fighter Who Turned Palestinian Ruins Into Jewish Tourist Sites
He was a South African freedom fighter. She was from the Israeli aristocracy. An archive discovered in Tel Aviv sheds light on Arthur Goldreich and Tamar de Shalit's contradiction-rife lives
'BlacKkKlansman' Is Less Angry Than Spike Lee’s Previous Films
But there's still fury in Spike Lee’s 'BlacKkKlansman,' which reflects that nothing has changed in America since the '70s
Food
Hydrox, the Original Kosher Sandwich Cookie, Accuses Oreos of Sabotage
Before there was the Oreo, there was Hydrox. The kosher company now is accusing Oreo of pushing their products to the side
Science & Health
Forget Positive Thinking, Biopsies and Kombucha: Barbara Ehrenreich Wants to Cure the Wellness Epidemic
She refuses to undergo medical tests, assails the popularity of meditation and maintains that the Western world suffers from an obsession with fitness and nutrition. 'You can’t control every aspect of your body. So just relax,' says author Barbara Ehrenreich
Television
HBO's 'Sharp Objects' Is Shaping Up to Be the Best Thriller of the Year
HBO's 'Sharp Objects,' starring Amy Adams, introduces us to such a wonderful cast of characters and such a dark, twisted tale that the familiarity of the setup is irrelevant
Archaeology
Uri Geller Bends Dirt Pile, Finds Ottoman-era Soap Factory in Israel
While building the Uri Geller museum in Jaffa, the psychic says he intuited that there was something beneath a suspect pile of refuse
Travel
9 Things Tourists Should Avoid in Israel This Summer
Masada, Eilat, the jellyfish-infested Mediterranean and the entire Negev Desert: Here are the sites you really mustn’t visit in July or August
