The OPC Awards were a wonderful event. It was a real honour to receive the Edward R. Murrow Award for the second time with my colleagues Ric Bienstock and Felix… Continue reading "Report From Charlotte, North Carolina"
We deal with a lot of archeology on my blog. As most of you know, archeology is mostly attested to by ancient pieces of ceramics. But today I’m not writing… Continue reading "Sort of Archeology: My Wife is Having a Ceramic Exhibit!"
A new Romanian film is making the festival circuit. It’s called “Closer to the Moon”. It stars big Hollywood names such as Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and BAFTA nominee, Mark… Continue reading "The Greatest Bank Heist in Communist History"
Professor Yuval Goren is known to readers of my blog for promoting “bulldozer archaeology” i.e., the idea that experts such as himself can excavate with a bulldozer or backhoe without… Continue reading "Professor Yuval Goren: Criticism From An Unexpected Quarter"
Over the years, I’ve been approached many times to lead tours of Israel and other places e.g., Spain, that I’ve written and made films about. I never agreed to do… Continue reading "I’m Leading A Tour!"
Tomorrow at 7pm EST in Charlotte, North Carolina, my good friend Dr. James Tabor is respectfully dialoguing with Dr. Michael Brown about Paul who is, arguably, the founder of Christianity.… Continue reading "The Great Debate"
A few months ago, I was having dinner with my good friend, Hershel Shanks, the legendary editor of Biblical Archeology Review (BAR) and he asked me if I really need… Continue reading "Bullying Exposed: A Pattern of Defamation!"
My associate Ric Esther Bienstock who directed “Tales From the Organ Trade” that we produced together with Felix Golubev was interviewed on MSNBC. I think she’s doing an incredible, even-handed… Continue reading "Our Film on MSNBC"
On Monday night, November 4, 2013, a film I co-produced on kidney trafficking had its world premiere on HBO. It’s called “Tales From the Organ Trade”, and was directed by… Continue reading "Buying Kidneys!"
I just had an insight into how our society protects its cultural paradigms. Recently, I’ve blogged about what I call “Bulldozer Archaeology”: http://www.simchajtv.com/bulldozer-archaeology/ http://www.simchajtv.com/goren-defends-bulldozer-archaeology/ http://www.simchajtv.com/bulldozer-archaeology-2/ Basically, I’m against the use… Continue reading "Wiki Wars"