Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Israel’s right, left tussle over control of textbooks, media

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israel may be one of the noisiest of democracies. There’s a large variety of views expressed in families of many different origins, media providing different views of news and commentary in both traditional and Internet varieties, as well as politicians, Knesset Members, government personnel, and other activists who span a wide […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Film Festival to whet donors’ appetites Aug. 21

</iframe LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The San Diego Jewish Film Festival presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will launch the 27th season Underwriter kickoff party and the San Diego premiere screening of In Search of Israeli Cuisine directed by Roger Sherman

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The Top Punditry Moments From Both the RNC and DNC

The two weeks of political conventions were a midsummer night’s dream for political pundits and late-night comics. While Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were steamroll-calling their way to the Republican and Democratic (sorry, Bernie Bros) nominations, a plethora of cable news hosts and analysts, as well as well-known entertainers, appeared on camera with renewed vigor.

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

9 Latina Celebrities Who Want To See Hillary Clinton In The White House

Since Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign in April 2015, many Latino celebrities have come out in support of the Democratic presidential nominee. From America Ferrera to Gina Rodriguez, Latina celebrities are declaring #ImWithHer, hoping to see the first female president of The United States. On the first night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech ratings will fall below Donald Trump’s

NEW YORK — Early ratings for Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention show that it will fall short of Donald Trump’s audience from July 22. The 10 p.m. ET slot that featured Hillary Clinton’s speech, a biographical video and an introduction by Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, averaged around 28 million viewers on

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Bill O’Reilly courts controversy with comments on slavery; Hollywood hits back

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has been under fire all week for his comments on slavery made in response to Michelle Obama’s Monday night speech at the Democratic National Convention. At one point during her speech in support of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Obama spoke about the generations, some who lived in bondage, that

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Meet the Opera Singer Who Could Be Georgia’s Next PM

On the opera stage, he has led Attila’s Golden Horde into battle and seized the Russian throne from its hapless tsar. Now Paata Burchuladze prepares for a role he hopes will let him change his home country of Georgia for the better and quite a few of his countrymen are backing him. “I played so

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

35 million TV viewers watched Trump’s acceptance speech at GOP convention

NEW YORK — Nearly 35 million TV viewers watched GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention. Nielsen reported that an average of 32.2 million viewers watched across the ad-supported networks that carried the speech between 10 and 11:45 p.m. ET. An additional 2.75 million viewers were tuned in

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

San Diego city officials become Trekkers

Mayor Faulconer Is ‘Capt. Kirk of Starship  San Diego’ as Comic-Con Opens Mayor Kevin Faulconer applauds as Councilman Todd Gloria (in blue) addresses Comic-Con welcome. Photo by Chris Stone By Ken and Chris Stone Times of San Diego Wearing a “Star Trek” shirt circa 1966, Kevin Faulconer introduced himself at a Comic-Con press conference Thursday morning

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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Roger Ailes resigns from Fox News; Rupert Murdoch will run network on interim basis

NEW YORK — In the end, Fox News is Rupert Murdoch’s baby, and now that it’s in trouble, he will take care of it. In a corporate move that no one saw coming, Murdoch, the executive chairman of 21st Century Fox, was named acting chairman of Fox News after the resignation of Roger Ailes, amid

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Stephen Colbert rips Hillary Clinton as dishonest: ‘F*** it, I gotta take the gloves off’

Late-night host Stephen Colbert “took the gloves off” and went into a nearly three-minute long skit this week on Hillary Clinton’s integrity. “F*** it, I gotta take the gloves off,” the comedian told his audience Monday night. “The Late Show” host then began a series of pop-culture analogies to demonstrate the former secretary of state’s

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA