Pop culture

Undisputed queen of country music, Dolly Parton, passes away at 80 years of age

She is the one of the most decorated female country artists of all time and is widely acknowledged to be the queen of country music.

|ByDAVID BRINN, REUTERS
Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s older, quieter idea of Sheol.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war

US veterans criticized the White House for using memes to promote the Iran war, saying the approach trivializes casualties and the realities of conflict.

|ByASHER SMITH
Javier Bardem wears a pin which reads: "Palestine" on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 15, 2026.

Javier Bardem speaks out for Palestine at the Oscars, while Iranian dissidents were ignored

Sporting a pro-Palestine button, Bardem was the only presenter to reference the war in Gaza, which ended in October, a contrast to previous years in which the war was widely mentioned.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Sex, lies and video: K-pop world rocked by sex scandals

MARCH 14, 2019ByREUTERS
KCON Korean popular culture convention with K-pop fans in Los Angeles

The Shtisel effect

They may be entertainment shows, but the characters and storylines can become part of daily discussions, and help foster pride in one’s new country’s talented artists and cultural success.

MARCH 3, 2019ByBENITA LEVIN
Shtisel

Megan Barton Hanson heads to Israel to enlist Uri Geller against smoking

The British celebrity will fight her smoking habit alongside personal trainer Matt Fiddes, who used to be Michael Jackson's personal bodyguard.

FEBRUARY 13, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
British model Megan Barton Hanson

Tel Aviv receives 'keys' to Eurovision in handover ceremony

Mayor Ron Huldai says he hopes Israel will win the contest again this year, so we can have the show 'next year in Jerusalem.'

JANUARY 28, 2019ByAMY SPIRO
from left to right: Lisbon Deputy Mayor Duarte Cordeiro, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and hosts Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub

The newest smash-hit song in Israel

Dreaming of partying in Greece

JANUARY 15, 2019ByZACK EVANS
Static and Ben El

Much to take away from ‘Shoplifters’

Hirokazu Koreeda’s film, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, examines what life is like for people who have been thrown away by society.

NOVEMBER 28, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
'Shoplifters', which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, examines what life is like for people who have been thrown away by society

Living in the present with Ian Anderson

Jethro Tull marks 50 years with four shows in Israel as its founder ponders its legacy.

OCTOBER 25, 2018ByDAVID BRINN
JETHRO TULL, with Ian Anderson in the center.

Nature triumphs over story in ‘Vision’

Kawase has made films that mixed a feeling for nature with a compelling story.

OCTOBER 25, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
‘Vision’

Captain America no more - Chris Evans leaves blockbuster role

Fans mourn after the announcement of the departure of Chris Evans' cherished Marvel superhero character.

OCTOBER 6, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Captain America

Steven Wilson returns to Tel Aviv

Will Ninet and Aviv Geffen turn up at February show?

OCTOBER 3, 2018ByDAVID BRINN
Steven Wilson