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

Israel’s Netta advances to Eurovision finals

Barzilai will aim for the title on Saturday night, but the betting charts now put their money on Cyprus.

MAY 9, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
CYPRUS’S ELENI FOUREIRA and Israel’s Netta react after the semi-finals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday.

Cigarettes After Sex bring their musical snapshots to Tel Aviv

I find myself wondering how a smalltown El Paso boy ends up in Brooklyn with a hit album (2017’s Cigarettes After Sex), a spotlight on hit TV series The Handmaid’s Tale and massive world tours.

MAY 9, 2018ByJENNIFER GREENBERG
CIGARETTES AFTER SEX: These are all true stories

American rappers Tyga, Fat Joe to headline Shaka Festival

Local hip hop acts to join them in Rishon Lezion on August 9

MAY 9, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
American rapper Tyga

Eurovision: Next year in Jerusalem?

Netta Barzilai will take the stage - and if you believe the oddsmakers, the prize - in Lisbon next week.

MAY 2, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Netta Barzilai rehearses for the Eurovision competition in Lisbon, Portugal

80s band Foreigner to play Tel Aviv show

He's been waiting for a show like this.

APRIL 30, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Foreigner

Dystopia, 'Annihilation,' and 'Americans'

APRIL 25, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
Watching television (Illustrative)

Top 10 things to do: Brits to the Core

Finding fun across the country.

APRIL 25, 2018ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A scene from the new film 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'

Backstreet Boys 'Get Down' for second time in Israel

Playing a sold-out crowd at Rishon LeZion's Live Park, the Boys reveled in 90s nostalgia.

APRIL 23, 2018ByNOA AMOUYAL
The Backstreet Boys in concert, Rishon LeZion, April 22, 2018.

Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton shares photos from Israel trip

The supermodel told her Intagram followers they'll "find out soon enough" the reason for her visit.

APRIL 22, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Model Kate Upton

The Boys are back in town

The Backstreet Boys provide a healthy dose of nostalgia for the 1990s.

APRIL 18, 2018ByNOA AMOUYAL
Backstreet Boys