Yesterday, I posted that I was not sure that Tom Cruise’s daughter’s name Suri was Hebrew for “princess” as claimed. Today I see I am not alone. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ choice of a Hebrew-flavored name for their newborn daughter has speakers of the language scratching their heads. Baby Suri’s name can be traced [...]
Al Gore may have invented the internet, but Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert named the film Pretty Woman. In 1989, Olmert visited his friend, movie producer Arnon Milchan, in Hollywood. The two sat at a Warner Brothers’ sound studio with the film’s director Gary Marshall and listened to the soundtrack for a new romantic comedy [...]
AP (including video footage)Jerusalem PostYnetnewsHa’aretz Update: And welcome Ewan McGregor.
The cartoon riots might be nothing compared to the reaction generated by Australian cricket players Matthew Hayden and Jason Gillespie, if they fulfil promises they made. The Bangladesh port city of Chittagong could be in for a shock in the coming days if Jason Gillespie and Matthew Hayden are true to their word. The [...]
