Shenkar & Haaretz Newspaper Team Up To Do Art

Shekar College of Art & Design teamed up with Haaretz Newspaper to do some interesting art. The recent exhibit, which juuuuust ended, is entitled "The Materials From Which The Words Are Made". It showcases an array of exciting design and visual art, all fashioned from Haaretz newspapers in an exploration of the relevance of the 'paper' in newspaper and it's material value. It also delves deep into the evolution of the news media today.

For those who didn't make it to the show, here are some sweet shots!

Bike Theft in Tel Aviv Runs Rampant

The best way to get around Tel Aviv is, hands down, by bike.

To begin with, the city has a relatively flat and even topography. Plus, with the sea to the west, it's always easy to navigate. If you know where the sea is, you can orient your self in a jiffy.

Back to Blogging After Long Haitus

photo credit: beth robyn photography

Hey everyone!

After a long, silent summer, fall and winter, I'm back.

I've finally made the effort with my no-longer-new job and busy schedule to carve out some blogging time so this doesn't get pushed aside.

Thanks to all my followers and those who have stumbled upon my blog who have contacting me with the hope that I'll keep writing.

So, here's my first post now that I've thawed out of hibernation.

Get ready for some serious updates since, as you all know, life here is never without some real excitement.

Israeli Writer Etgar Keret to Live in Tiny Capsule

PhotoCredit: Thehairpin

It has been designed and decided.
Famous Israeli writer, Etgar Keret is going to live in a tiny white capsule art installation that doubles as a house in Warsaw. They're calling it Keret house.

Tel Aviv in the Top 10 Again!

PhotoCredit: Via TimeOutTelAviv English Edition, by Ronsho

Tel Aviv has been making it into the Top Ten of so many lists, it's no surprise that Forbes blogger Beth Greenfield awarded it the #2 City in the World for "Most Celebrated Sunsets".

Tel Aviv Tent City is Bigger News than Amy Weinhouse

Photo Credit: AP/Oded Balilty

The tent city protests in Tel Aviv have become international news within the past two weeks as residents from all over the city have left their apartments and moved themselves and their tents to camp out on Rothchild Boulevard in protest of unbearably high rent prices.

Tel Aviv Adopts The Worst Advertisement Ever

Holy Cow, Tel Aviv bus stations are plastered with the worst adverts ever. I don't know how long these ads have been out in America/the rest of the world, but they've some how made it to Israel and they make me ill.

Subtext:

Oh, hi there. I'm a cow. That's right, Nestle and Kelloggs chose me to represent WOMAN.
That's because all women are cows- naturally fat and ugly and smelly.

But, look cows! There's hope! - with Nestle Skinny Cow , you can trick nature by eating something totally unnatural that makes you look like you're dying.

You can be skinny!

And if you wear eye-lash extensions on your cow eyes and lipstick on your cow lips then people might actually mistake you for an attractive woman.

So attractive, in fact, that I feel confident enough to sprawl myself over this pink banner without any clothes on and lay my hoof gently upon my hairy butt.

How did these Nestle Skinny Cow ads make it to Israel?!

Ugh.
Gag me.