Haaretz correspondent Barak Ravid reported earlier this month that an “atmosphere of permanent crisis has surrounded” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bureau since he took office: Netanyahu appears to be suffering from confusion and paranoia. He is convinced that the media are after him, that his aides are leaking information against him and that the [...]

One of the most appealing and quirkily engaging of the young singer-songwriters, Regina Spektor is creating a buzz with her new album, Far (Sire). She recently performed the song “Laughing With” (“No one laughs at God in a hospital, no one laughs at God in a war”) on the Late Show with David Letterman. Far, [...]