http://www.coolisrael.com At the core of Israeli Pop Culture Tue, 25 May 2010 06:13:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rhythm| Ever since, people in Israel have received the Shabbat in different ways; some sing, others dance, some cook, and some only play drums. Every Friday, passion and leather are mixed by people who play drums on Tel-Aviv’s beach. Why? We just don’t know; maybe the need for rhythm, maybe solitude, ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/182 Color| We went to look for variety, we stopped in the street and asked everybody there to show us their tattoos. Fantastically, more people than expected had tattoos, each reflecting the personality and emphasizing the uniqueness of each urban history hidden. The simplicity and sometimes complexity of each of the pictures ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/169 A movie on wheels| Biking in Israel is like watching an urban movie, filled of extraordinary landscapes which might touch your sensitivity and invite you to keep cycling; the actors are as real as life itself, and every meter traveled is a scene of peace. Idan Braslavi, who has spent years ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/148 Sabroso and Elegant | Fernando Knopf was born in Argentina. The well known Composer and Performer immigrated to Israel in 1996. Although he is an Israeli Citizen, he considers himself to be a worldly citizen. His amusement has captivated souls from different corners of the world. His music proposal ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/11 Art to Go |   Their faces covered with handkerchiefs, they walk unrecognizable to decorate the streets of Haifa and Tel-Aviv.  With great ability, these spray masters capture stunning and abstract forms without judgment, sometimes in peace and sometimes in anger, but always with a spray can in hand.  It was around ten ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/31 Azrieli Center is a complex of three buildings that shine throughout Tel Aviv. The buildings were built in precise symmetry, consisting of a circular, triangular and a squared tower. The project first opening was in 1999, and completed last year, with the construction of the square tower. Every tower is equipped with cutting-edge ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/3   We were amazed looking at every piece; it was impossible to hold back our emotions while the works were progressing. The abstract beauty was confusing, sometimes we weren’t sure if the paint was on the skin or the skin over the paint; the form made us follow in love, the color ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/54 Deep inside the city of Dimona we met the men who obtained the Guiness Record for cutting hair with ten scissors simultaneously.  Dany Bargil surprises everyone by performing a moderately known art, but in a cool and extraordinary manner.          Between Turkish coffee, noises of scissors and hair dryers, Dany tells us about ... http://www.coolisrael.com/archives/66