In this edition with David Levitz: Netflix debuts 'Tribes of Europa' about survival in a post-apocalyptic future; Israeli photographer Benyamin Reich queers his ultra-Orthodox Jewish background; an artists' village survives in the heart of Berlin
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Yuval Pinter writes:
When an English speaker doesn t understand a word one says, it s Greek to me . When a Hebrew speaker encounters this difficulty, it sounds like Chinese . I ve been told the Korean equivalent is sounds like Hebrew .
Has there been a study of this phrase phenomenon, relating different languages on some kind of Directed Graph?
Well, there s a Wikipedia article on the topic Greek to me with a table of correspondences, a page at Omniglot It s all Greek to me with a similar table, and a forum thread at wordreference.com. Michael Quinion has a Q&A on the origins of the English expression, which includes the suggestion that the Spanish-American word gringo comes from the expression “hablar en griego”.
The Investigation premiered on HBO’s linear network Feb. 1 and will stream on HBO Max.
In a rush to build libraries with originals and with an eye to rolling out services worldwide platforms are increasingly buying finished shows off the shelf.
At the heart of
Losing Alice, a new drama series from Israeli Dori Media is a Faustian bargain. Alice (Ayelet Zurer), a 40-something female film director stuck in a personal and professional rut, becomes obsessed with a young screenwriter femme fatale (Lihi Kornowski). In classic neo-noir style, Alice s obsession will lead her to sacrifice her moral integrity in a bid for power and success.
Travelling through Europe can sometimes seem like ticking boxes on an endless list of must-see sites and travel guide recommendations.
The pressure to see everything properly becomes even more stressful when faced with a limited weekend stay, or just a few hours in one city.
With so much incredible art to explore and history to learn, it can be difficult to feel that all art and history is entirely represented in the most famous spaces. It s particularly pressing when entry to these spaces can leave you fighting through huge crowds or baulking at ticket prices.
Instead of succumbing to the pressure to do it all, it s far better to settle for doing something new, and out of the ordinary. Be it finding a hidden gem tucked away on a street corner or venturing to a space that satisfies your niche interest in cultural phenomenon.