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My job is to scare you
At Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, dead bodies and killer clowns are my artistic medium
R.I.P. boring Halloween decor
Get pharmaceutical-grade juice for your fog machine and other lessons from a veteran haunted house builder.
Coen Brothers tap Clooney, Johansson for all-star studio comedy
Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen will turn their wit on the complex workings of Hollywood\’s studios in a comedy featuring George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Universal Pictures said on Wednesday.
The Shabbos Project at Nessah
Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills drew more 1,000 people for a Shabbat of global proportions on Oct. 24 and 25, as it participated in The Shabbos Project, a worldwide movement initiated last year in South Africa.
Playwright and successful TV writer and producer, Jerry Mayer, inspired by real life
At age 83, Jerry Mayer — a highly successful television writer and producer for such hit shows as “M*A*S*H,” “All in the Family,” “The Bob Newhart Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” — is still going strong.
Batsheva Dance Company celebrates 50th birthday
Los Angeles may be known as one of the world’s entertainment capitals, but when it comes to dance, the city has lagged behind the likes of New York, San Francisco, Paris, Moscow — and even Tel Aviv.
A future without Jews; If anti-Semitism won
Just how frightening is it to be a British Jew these days? Although it’s comforting to know that the security guard who prohibited two Jewish boys from entering a sporting goods store in Hertfordshire, England, last month was fired, Jewish residents are starting to feel apprehensive, especially after the recent war in Gaza.