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Sky News AU
7 days ago
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- Sky News AU
‘Glaring hypocrisy': Anti-Israel Jews accused of ‘masochistic view' on antisemitism
Comedian Ami Kozak has reacted to Actor Mandy Patinkin blaming the rise of antisemitism on the policies of the Netanyahu government. 'It's only in the case of Jews that some of the hatred against them is the fault of Jews and not the Jew haters,' Mr Kozak told Sky News host Rita Panahi. 'It's the same moral confusion that's applied to Israel itself; who is putting the Jews in danger? It's not the people holding hostages, it's the Prime Minister trying to retrieve them. 'What a glaring hypocrisy; this is what happens in the face of evil ... this masochistic view that it is somehow our fault.'
Sky News AU
7 days ago
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- Sky News AU
Actor Mandy Patinkin accuses Netanyahu of ‘endangering' Jews worldwide
Actor Mandy Patinkin has blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the rise of antisemitism across the West. 'They are endangering not only the state of Israel, which I care deeply about and want to exist,' Mr Patinkin said to the New York Times. 'But they are endangering the Jewish population all over the world. '(Netanyahu) is the most dangerous thing, not just since October 7.'
Yahoo
22-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Mandy Patinkin Was Tired of Only Acting in Serious Dramas—Now He's Playing Himself in the Comedy 'Seasoned' (Exclusive)
Mandy Patinkin Was Tired of Only Acting in Serious Dramas—Now He's Playing Himself in the Comedy 'Seasoned' (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade. If you've ever tried to tell a story about your family with your family to a stranger, you'll know how many interjections and side plots there can be. "Oh, but you forgot the part when..." "So I was actually..." "No, no, no, I didn't say that..." And as it turns out, Mandy Patinkin's family is just like yours. The Emmy and Tony-winning actor is starring in a new comedy pilot along with his wife of 45 years Kathryn Grody, in which they play themselves. The show Seasoned, which is inspired by the two's real-life relationship, is written by their son, Gideon Grody-Patinkin, and longtime family friend Ewen Wright (who is also the director). As a part of the pilot's premiere at the Tribeca Festival, the quartet stopped by Parade's studio to chat about how Seasoned came to be and why they enjoy working together as a family. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Of course, as with all family stories, this one was told with numerous side quests, interruptions, off-hand comments and quippy asides, much to my delight. In the pilot, Mandy and Kathryn attend a play before their anniversary dinner. However, when Kathryn stays too long chatting with actors backstage, the pair misses their dinner reservation and spends the night wandering the West Village bickering and hungry. During the interview, the family chatted about how making TikToks during the pandemic inspired them to make Seasoned, what it was like filming on the streets of New York City in the middle of the night and why Patinkin was so thrilled to be acting in something other than a serious drama. Read the full raucous interview below. Related: Where did the idea for and a show about Mandy and Kathryn originate from? Ewen Wright (EW): Gideon started capturing videos of these guys for social media during the beginning of lockdown, and so when that took off, to hear them tell it, they were all surprised and confused. And then, when the 2020 election rolled around, because they had this growing influence and platform, and they're all very political and beautiful-hearted people, they asked, "What can we do with this platform?" So they brought me in to help generate election content, which was not official at all. It was just us making up Grody-Patinkin (GGP): Ewen and I are long-time friends and collaborators, and he's been part of the fam for a long time, so when he was down to jump on board with us, that's when our platform started growing in a different The four of us just had a great time. Gideon and I took it very seriously at first, and the first couple things we put out were kind of somber in tone, but hanging out with these two is so fun. It's so funny. So we're like, "Let's start using that." Then we started bending that, and we just had a great time, so by the end of the election, we were all looking for another excuse to work together. At the same time, Mandy was getting inquiries to do just He was getting asked, "Do you have a project you want to develop?" And he was coming to the family, saying, "Nobody ever asks me if I have a project. I'm a hired gun. I'm an actor. I don't develop projects." And we said, "Is there anything you really want to do?" And he said, "Well, I just really want to work with Ewen." So Ewen wrote down 10 great ideas, and this one was in the I sent them to Gideon first. Then I sent them to Mandy. He highlighted three he really liked. And I kept going back to this one sentence blurb that was just "Continuing Mandy and Kathryn, but we fictionalize and go on top of Grody (KG): I'm not a social media person. I generally am critical of what it's done to all of us, young people, everybody. But what I felt good about was making people at least feel like they were in company during the pandemic. Then, when 2020 came along, it was like, "I will do ANYTHING. I can be ridiculous." We were asked to be idiotic on TikTok [to get people to register to vote]. We did everything we knew how to do. And these guys framed it in a very interesting and creative and insane Patinkin (MP): They put us to work. We were working 24/7. They were writing scripts, ideas, different famous people we had to have Zooms with and schedules and timing. It was a job non-stop, and the clock was ticking. It was They kept trusting us. We kept expecting them to say no to stuff, and they kept saying One of their superpowers is a willingness to try things they might not understand in the moment, and listen to us say, "You actually don't need to understand this concept or what we're doing, but can you give it a go?" Then often they'll understand it in the edit. Sometimes they'll never understand it and still be willing to participate, which is very Gideon knows me well enough that when I say, "I can't do this." I can't do this. Kathryn and Gideon, and they've educated Ewan. They go, "We'll talk to him in the morning," and usually by morning, I begin the conversation by going, "I have a different take on it now. I think it's fine."EW: Matt, are you freaking out because that was question one? Oh no, I love this so much better than having to yank answers out of people! Mandy and Kathryn, what's it like playing versions of yourself? Is that easier or harder than playing a completely different person? MP: I think it's heaven. There were times in my career when I'd done things that were lighthearted, but I was playing a lot of heavy, serious stuff over and over again. And Gideon and Kathryn knew I would like to have something fun. And I felt that more, because when we were doing the social media with Gideon and Ewen, it was all about fun. It was just how we live our lives, what we do, how we interact. Gid said, "This is just you. You don't do any research. You don't have to have an accent. You don't have to connect to anything other than you. You don't even have to prepare. Just walk out there and say whatever the fuck you want." So I went, "Okay."Then they wrote a script they wanted us to follow, but we were so used to not having the script. Once we decided to have a narrative, we were obligated, like actors, to learn what they wrote, which was absolutely in our voice, but we also begged that we could improvise in any given scene at any given angle before we change that angle. Everybody agreed, so that's pretty much what we do in every scene. The pilot is set on Mandy and Kathryn's anniversary. How did the two of you initially meet?GGP: Is there a short version of that story?KG: I'll tell the short Oh, that's not You're taking up my time. The only thing I do in my 20s, I was going to have a life in the theater. I was going to be a mother, not the kind my mother was. And I was never going to go out with an actor, because one in the family is enough. Michael Weller asked me to do a play, and I was like, "Who's in it?" He said, "Mandy Patinkin." He was the new kid on the block. I was the more seasoned off-Broadway performer. I said, "I've wanted to work with him. I'll do it." That is how we meant, in a very cliche way, Matthew, in a frigging play. But Michael Weller came up doing reconnaissance, and said, "What do you think of Mandy?" I said, "No way, Michael. He's a baby. He's an actor. He's a little bit nuts. No, the next person I'm with is the father of my children, and he's not it." That's a short You want my version? I had a rule never to go out with anybody I'm doing a play with, because once, I got burned. Play was over. We go out for our first brunch at the Black Sheep Tavern, and I bring some yellow-button mums. I sit down at the table, and I say, "I'm going to marry you." First date. And she says, "You're an actor and a baby, you don't know what you're talking about." We went outside and we were kissing right near the garbage can, and this man says, "Love, isn't it wonderful?" Then we walked and cried and told stories with each That's why [Seasoned] starts in the theater, because that's where they I forgot the part where I was lying on the floor before the first performance because I had panic attacks, and she still chose to go out with me. In the pilot, Mandy is very concerned about how many stars the restaurant has. Are you a foodie in real life? KG: That is the most fictional part. I don't pay attention to those ratings, and he doesn't I eat for fuel, If he was told he had to [survive on a liquid diet] for the rest of his life, he'd be fine. I'd be like, "I got to think about whether I want to live." That's the difference. Related: In the pilot, Kathryn, you hate hot dogs. Do you like those in real life? KG: No, I do not like them. That is very true. Matthew, I hate them. That was a very accurate I do like hot dogs. My mother loved hot dogs. We were from Chicago. My mother's tombstone reads, "I'm one with everything." It's like a hot dog. You order it with everything. In the pilot, you also eat cold split pea soup out of a can with tortilla chips. How did that taste? GGP: One of the great joys of our incredible production team was we discovered they really loved any opportunity to make things very personal. So throughout filming, we're able to surprise [Mandy and Kathryn] with inside jokes. On the menu in the first restaurant they go to, every item was an inside joke about our family and The flowers that are on the stoop were those yellow-button mums that Mandy took to the first Then the woman on the can of split pea soup is a picture of Mandy's It's called Doralee's Split Pea Soup [after Mandy's mom Doralee Patinkin].EW: But hey, straight up, we were eating split pea soup out of a can. That what your original question was. What was filming the show like, especially on the streets of New York City?MP: They wanted to create an equitable atmosphere for everyone involved in the production. They chose people that were open to that idea, and so there wasn't some hierarchy. It was like, "We're all in this together." We're shooting five nights in a row. We're starting at 4:00 pm till 6:30 in the morning. We're shot out of a rocket, and we're all equals here. And let's get it. KG: 95 degree heat. Still the pandemic. It was really not the easiest circumstances. And they just created this amazing family and real cohesive It was a very New York experience. I'm based in LA, so filming in New York, everything's just tight and humid. But that's also the whole beauty of it. There's just this real texture and authenticity to it. We had a very tight budget. We had enough to have a few background walkers, but some of the people are just New Yorkers going by, not giving the s–t that we asked them not to. We had to just cut off Kathryn one night because the police showed up, because there's a guy on a scaffolding, you know, in our shot. The sprinklers went off in the park after we'd set up the whole sequence How did they turn them off?EW: The gaffers just found the electric switch. Can you tease what will happen in future episodes if the show gets picked up?EW: It's not just a rinse and repeat of the pilot. We really tried to go in a bunch of different directions. Mandy and Kathryn are both incredible actors, and so it's this fun mix of getting to have them step into themselves and then totally step into ridiculous circumstances that they would never actually find themselves in. For this first season, we really hit on Each of the next episodes deals with sex, [Puts his fingers in his ears and starts making noises.]GGP: I think that's supposed to be my role, that I can't see my parents as sexual beings. But we had no problem writing that episode with them at a sex party, but we then go identity, politics and ultimately death, and somehow manage to have fun with it. We'd bring them these scripts thinking they might throw up a red flag and be like, "That's too vulnerable. We don't want to go there." But trying to strike a balance of depth and heart and hilarity, I think, made it a little more easy for them to dive Let's just say a chatbot could not come up with what they've come up with!Mandy Patinkin Was Tired of Only Acting in Serious Dramas—Now He's Playing Himself in the Comedy 'Seasoned' (Exclusive) first appeared on Parade on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
22-07-2025
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- New York Times
Corrections: July 22, 2025
An article on Monday about the biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics defying the Food and Drug Administration's request that it halt distribution of its treatment for a deadly muscle-wasting disease misstated the subset of Duchenne patients for whom the treatment was first approved. It was approved for those who do not use wheelchairs, not those who do. An article on Thursday about changes to the Williamstown Theater Festival, using information from the festival, misstated last year's budget. It was $5.7 million, not $4.7 million. An article on Sunday about the actor and singer Mandy Patinkin and his family incorrectly misstated the number of Tony Awards that Mr. Patinkin has won. While he was nominated multiple times, he has won only one, for 'Evita.' Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions. To contact the newsroom regarding correction requests, please email nytnews@ To share feedback, please visit Comments on opinion articles may be emailed to letters@ For newspaper delivery questions: 1-800-NYTIMES (1-800-698-4637) or email customercare@
Al Jazeera
15-07-2025
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- Al Jazeera
Netanyahu is the 'most dangerous thing' for Jews
Netanyahu is the 'most dangerous thing' for Jews Quotable American Jewish actor and singer Mandy Patinkin passionately condemns Israel's leadership, calling Benjamin Netanyahu dangerous for Jews globally and denounces Israel's war on Gaza. Video Duration 01 minutes 37 seconds 01:37 Video Duration 01 minutes 10 seconds 01:10 Video Duration 01 minutes 02 seconds 01:02 Video Duration 01 minutes 00 seconds 01:00 Video Duration 01 minutes 47 seconds 01:47 Video Duration 01 minutes 00 seconds 01:00 Video Duration 00 minutes 50 seconds 00:50
