The Arts

Grossmont’s classical concert at Temple Solel a machiah

By Eileen Wingard ENCINITAS, California — Cantor William Tiep, of Temple Solel, is to be commended for having the temple cosponsor a concert of Jewish Music, presented last Saturday evening by the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale, in the temple’s Social Hall. The program, scheduled between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, featured a varied […]

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature

Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday morning. Dylan was awarded the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the American song tradition.” The American musician had long been rumored to be considered for the prize, but literary watchers considered his name among those in the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Shailene Woodley Arrested During Protest Against North Dakota Pipeline

Actress Shailene Woodley has been arrested while participating in a protest against a big oil pipeline project in North Dakota on Monday. Woodley was part of a group of about 100 to 200 people opposing the controversial expansive project when law enforcers apprehended her at a construction site in Sioux County. The actress, who described

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Gal Gadot Says ‘Wonder Woman’ Won’t Be About ‘Women Versus Men’

It’s already been said that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman will be quite different in her upcoming standalone film compared to her stint in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but, of course, there will be some parts of her that remain the same. In Zack Snyder’s film, Wonder Woman was reluctant to fight and did

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Remembering Andrzej Wajda: the voice of Poland

Andrzej Wajda, the acclaimed Polish director whose films reflected his country’s turbulent history, has died at the age of 90. Wajda attended Poland’s renowned Łódź film school after the second world war and shot to global fame with his acclaimed 1950’s anti-war trilogy A Generation, Kanal and Ashes and Diamonds. His 1977 film ‘Man of

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Matisyahu delivers sobering anti-BDS message in new single

NEW YORK — It’s Thursday evening and Matthew Miller is exhausted. He woke up early in the morning prepared to take on a full schedule of appointments and interviews as Matisyahu, but ended up spending most of the day as Dad, having spontaneously accompanied his son’s kindergarten class on a field trip. By sunset he

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Music legends unite for Desert Trip festival in California

Los Angeles (dpa) – Music icons Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Neil Young, The Who and the Rolling Stones will perform starting Friday at the Desert Trip festival in California, the first-ever modern-day music festival to feature some of the top acts of the 1970s on one stage. The festival is being staged over

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Deborah Lipstadt’s libel suit by Holocaust denier dramatized in ‘Denial’ with Rachel Weisz

“History has had its day in court and scored a crushing victory.” – The London Times, April 14, 2000 If there is anything Dr. Deborah Lipstadt affirms after being sued for libel by a Holocaust denier, it is that there is a vast difference between truth and opinion. The professor of modern Jewish history and

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Ben Stiller reveals prostate cancer diagnosis in new essay

Though best known for his ability to make audiences laugh, actor, writer and director Ben Stiller is hoping his latest effort will make people stop and think. Stiller published an essay Tuesday morning revealing that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2014. He was declared cancer-free in September of the same year.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Stolen Van Gogh paintings recovered by Italian police

Italian police proudly unveiled two Van Gogh paintings recovered during a mafia raid. The masterpieces, stolen more than a decade ago in Amsterdam, were found in a house linked to an international drug trafficker in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. Valued at 89 million euros, both paintings were said to be in good condition and

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts