By YAEL REGEV, JPOST STYLE
We live in a world of niches. In the past, without the internet and with only a few TV channels, we’ve all been exposed to the same sources of inspiration and the same media celebrities (Madonna, Oprah Winfrey or Michael Jackson). Today, we live with the internet and social networks, and it’s those who stick to a niche that can bring in interested, and more than that – stable, audiences to them. Like the well-known plus-size blogger Gabi Fresh (Gabi Greg) has been doing with great success.
In the last seven years since starting her blog, Gabi, a 28-year-old from Los Angeles, has become a leader for plus-size fashionistas all over the world.
Want to read more? Find it on page 10 of this week’s ‘Lite’.
The Local
By TAL MISHALY
When you visit a city, all you want is to feel like the locals. You want to listen to the local music, want to learn the local slang and, of course, eat the local food.
When you live in Tel Aviv, and you walk in Ibn Gabirol Street, you may miss The Local. It is a little pearl in the center of the city, where you have a great chance to wine and dine on the best local produce Israel has to offer.
Don’t get me wrong - this is not a gourmet restaurant - it is just a small, warm, fairly-priced eatery. When my partner and I went to eat there, we were seated at the bar, and were first served a great Gin, Apple and Ginger cocktail. We let the bartender surprise us with a choice of (obviously) good local wine.
Want to read more? Find it on page 12 of this week’s ‘Lite’.
Light my Fire
By JUDITH WAGNER
Go with the flow – Beti Cenudi knows exactly what this means. The young woman from Turkey is a fire dancer of Flow Arts - a lifestyle of bodymind activity that has been attracting more and more people lately.
Beti Cenudi first came across Flow Arts while at a party in Israel, and was fascinated by it right away. Today, her fire dancing performances look so professional, that it’s hard to believe that she only started training around three years ago. When she performs, she goes by the name ‘Pisulesh’. Juggling, fire-spinning and object manipulation are all different kinds of Flow Arts. The different movement-based techniques create a state of present-time awareness, called ‘Flow’.
Want to read more? Find it on page 16 of this week’s ‘Lite’
My Best of 2015
A personal list of favorite reads of this past year.
By ADI SHTAMBERGER
I’m not sure I really like ‘Best-of’ book lists, because reading is such a personal thing. But ever since I’ve been tracking my reading online (many years now), it’s been interesting to take a look back at the end of each year, and see what books really pop out and leave their mark long after I’ve finished them. So here are my Bests-of. You can tell me about yours at – [email protected].
נשות הניחומים by Ruth Hallo (Keter) – The story of Chinese women who were turned into sex slaves for the enjoyment of Japanese soldiers during World War II, and their later fight for acknowledgement as war victims by Japan. Horrifying and important.
Want to read more? Find it on page 18 of this week’s ‘Lite’.
Exposed אֶקספּוֹוּזד נחשפנו
Sources סוֹרסֶז מקורות
Inspiration אינספּירֶישֶן השראה
Stable סטֶיבֶּל יציבים
Audiences אוֹדיאֶנסֶז קהלים
Pearl פֶּרל פנינה
Produce פּרוֹדוּס תוצרת חקלאית
Obviously אוֹבּביוּסלי מובן מאליו
Flow פלוֹאוּ זרימה
Activity אָקטיביטי פעילות
Attracting אָטרָקטינג מושכת
Fascinated פָסינֶיטֶד הוקסמה
Performances פֶּרפוֹרמָנסֶז הופעות
Professional פרוֹפֶשֶנָל מקצועיות
Object אוֹבּגֶ'קט עצמים
Movement מוּבמֶנט תנועה
Awareness אָוּוֶרנֶס מודעות
Slaves סלֶיבז שפחות
Acknowledgement אָקנוֹלֶדג’מֶנט הכרה
Victims ויקטימז קורבנות
Horrifying הוֹריפָאינג מזעזע