Pop culture

Peter Max, Jewish psychedelic pop artist and leader in 'flower power' movement, dies at 88

His ties to Israel surfaced throughout his work. Among his Jewish and Israeli-themed pieces was "36 Rabins," a series of portraits of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. 

Pop artist Peter Max poses in his New York studio on June 18, 2012 with seven portraits he created of Sir Paul McCartney to commemorate McCartneys 70th birthday.
Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Undisputed queen of country music, Dolly Parton, passes away at 80 years of age

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war


'Avi Does the Holy Land:' Borat meets Broad City meets Tel Aviv

Aviva Zimmerman's satirical webseries is back for a second season.

Avi, from satirical web series 'Avi Does The Holy Land'

Israel’s Netta advances to Eurovision finals

Barzilai will aim for the title on Saturday night, but the betting charts now put their money on Cyprus.

CYPRUS’S ELENI FOUREIRA and Israel’s Netta react after the semi-finals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday.

Cigarettes After Sex bring their musical snapshots to Tel Aviv

I find myself wondering how a smalltown El Paso boy ends up in Brooklyn with a hit album (2017’s Cigarettes After Sex), a spotlight on hit TV series The Handmaid’s Tale and massive world tours.

CIGARETTES AFTER SEX: These are all true stories

American rappers Tyga, Fat Joe to headline Shaka Festival

Local hip hop acts to join them in Rishon Lezion on August 9

American rapper Tyga

Eurovision: Next year in Jerusalem?

Netta Barzilai will take the stage - and if you believe the oddsmakers, the prize - in Lisbon next week.

Netta Barzilai rehearses for the Eurovision competition in Lisbon, Portugal

80s band Foreigner to play Tel Aviv show

He's been waiting for a show like this.

Foreigner

Dystopia, 'Annihilation,' and 'Americans'

Watching television (Illustrative)

Top 10 things to do: Brits to the Core

Finding fun across the country.

A scene from the new film 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'

Backstreet Boys 'Get Down' for second time in Israel

Playing a sold-out crowd at Rishon LeZion's Live Park, the Boys reveled in 90s nostalgia.

The Backstreet Boys in concert, Rishon LeZion, April 22, 2018.

Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton shares photos from Israel trip

The supermodel told her Intagram followers they'll "find out soon enough" the reason for her visit.

Model Kate Upton