Up against a wall

  Up against a wall The Jerusalem Post, December 26, 2008 Slapped over the graffiti and posters that decorate an abandoned building on otherwise glossy Dizengoff is an advertisement – in plain typeface on plain white paper – for “Desert Life,” the first exhibition of a new artists’ collective. The homegrown advertisement mirrors both the …

Bittersweet surrender

  Bittersweet surrender The Jerusalem Post, December 12, 2008 I landed in the Philippines as I land everywhere – with no plans. Though I didn’t know where I was going, I knew exactly what I was looking for: a mind-blowing beach, minus the mind-numbing tourist scene. I wanted meditatively quiet sands, a place to let …

Where there’s smoke

  Where there’s smoke: review of A.B. Yehoshua’s novel Friendly Fire The Jerusalem Post, December 12, 2008 While perusing the bowing bookshelves of a dinner party host recently, I noticed a large A.B. Yehoshua collection. “Looks like someone’s a Yehoshua fan,” I remarked. The hostess laughed, “Not exactly.” She explained the books once belonged to …