May 16, 1999 Tel aviv There’s no place better in all of israel to escape the pressure and omnipresence of fanatical religion than its cultural and feel good capital, tel aviv. trendy sheinkin street – where every hipster, ex-pat, filmmaker…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 7, squaresville – the shantipi world music festival
may 19-22, 1999 hadera, israel ever since my arrival two weeks ago, the big event in alternative circles – besides the election – is the shantipi world music festival. somewhere a mix between cultural anthropology, serious party, and rampant capitalism,…
Middle East, 1999, chapter 25, tel aviv take two – synchronicity, violence, & facades
june 28 – july 4, 1999 tel aviv wow. i’m chillin’ in my own apartment in neve tzedek, the formerly old world, yemenite, now trendy, tel aviv neighborhood between the bright lights of downtown and jaffa, just about three blocks…