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The Israeli-American Obsessed With Lying

“The bigger brain, the larger the capacity to lie.” This is from a psychiatrist at Duke Institute. He says it kindly, nonjudgmentally, and yet, it’s haunting. (Dis)Honesty – The Truth About Lies is a fascinating documentary about the human inclination to lie. Dan Ariely – an Israeli-American professor at Duke University and bestselling author – […]

Gay & Arab in Tel Aviv

“Gay Israelis say, ‘You don’t feel accepted here? See how other Arab countries treat you,’” says Khader, one of the subjects of Oriented, a new documentary by Jake Witzenfeld. “But here I am in Amman,” he notes, as beautiful people lounge in a swimming pool nearby, “having a blast.” Frank, funny, and daringly hopeful, this […]

Dance Party for Buchenwald Survivors!

Every year, a group of Buchenwald concentration camp survivors in Australia mark the anniversary of their liberation – April 11, 1945 – with “The Buchenwald Ball,” a full-blown dance party. In 2005, as the “Buchenwald Boys,” the 45 orphans liberated by U.S. troops, planned a gala ball to mark the 60th anniversary of the camp’s […]