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PHILADELPHIA—Michael Lucas had a coming-out party on July 14. That afternoon saw the Philadelphia premiere of the gay porn icon’s first foray into mainstream film, “Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land,” which was screened as part of QFest, Philadelphia’s LGBT-themed film festival. The documentary, despite its suggestive title, is a straightforward affair (no one undresses), as Lucas takes viewers from Tel Aviv nightlife to openly gay members of the Israel Defense Forces to same-sex w...
PHILADELPHIA—The fireworks over the July 4 Alicia Keys concert in Tel Aviv continue to go off. The latest development: Israeli consulates across the United States are encouraging the singer-songwriter’s fans—and fans of Israel in general—to post to her Facebook page and tweet support for her decision to stand up to the efforts to get her to cancel her appearance. Keys, who has been one of the most popular recording artists in the world ever since the release of “Songs in A Minor” in 2001, has sold over 35 million albums and is currently t...
PHILADELPHIA—The summer of 2013 is shaping up to be a pretty good one for the former Melvin James Kaminsky, better known as Mel Brooks. In addition to his son Max’s bestselling zombie apocalypse oral history, “World War Z,” being made into one of the year’s most anticipated blockbusters, Brooks will be given the 41st Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute in June. The recognition is only surprising in that it took so long; three of Brooks’ films are ranked in the AFI’s Top 1...
If you’re ever having trouble finding common ground among the generations at a family event, here’s a tip: Bring up David Steinberg. The 70-year-old Steinberg has been making people laugh ever since he began his career with the Second City comedy/improv group in Chicago in 1964. In the ensuing decades, he has cemented his place in the front rank of comedy, performing “sermons” on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in the 1960s, doing standup gigs and spending more time with Johnny Carson than...
