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National Post
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
‘It feels so good': Toronto's Walk with Israel breaks record with 56,000 participants
Article content Article content Local law enforcement estimated there were roughly 56,000 participants, surpassing the previous benchmark set last year by 6,000. Article content A rally and concert held shortly before the walk in the parking lot of Temple Sinai, a synagogue bordering a major highway, was packed with Israeli and Canadian flags and people of all ages. The Magen Group, a prominent local entertainment company run by Persian Jewish brothers, emceed the event and Jewish rapper, Kosha Dillz, made a brief appearance on stage. Article content 'It feels so good,' Sara Lefton, the chief development officer of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto (UJA), the group that organized the event, told National Post minutes before it began. 'I think the Jewish community is really seeking togetherness. The more isolated we've been feeling, the more that we are seeking a moment like this to come together as the Jewish community, but also with our friends and allies.' Article content No masks, no anger, just pride, positivity and inclusion. Toronto's Walk With Israel was a manifestation of what Toronto can be once again. — Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) May 25, 2025 Article content A contingent representing the Nova Music Festival Exhibition, an art installation honouring concert-goers massacred by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which is currently on display in Toronto, was also present. For Omri Kohavi, a survivor of the atrocities and co-founder of the Tribe of Nova Foundation, a group dedicated to helping other survivors of the attack, the public display of support for Israel was deeply moving. He echoed Lefton's feeling of positivity at the sight of so many Canadians showing their solidarity. Article content 'It's a good feeling to see all of you guys. Very nice people,' he said with a heavy Israeli accent. 'We are brothers. We are from the same roots, so it's a great feeling.' Article content Kohavi was joined by Ilan Faktor, an organizer of the Nova exhibition and a prominent Israeli trance figure. Faktor spoke of the cultural inheritance Canadians and Israelis share and underscored the Walk's importance for Jews 'to be proud, stand for themselves and not hide or feel bad about themselves.'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Leon Bridges, Julez Smith and More Attend ‘Grace Wales Bonner: Togetherness' at the Guggenheim
Not too long ago, the Met Gala was mostly contained to the first Monday in May. In the past couple of years, however, the annual event has bloomed into a multiday affair of events and gatherings across New York that is starting to rival fashion week. Thursday night saw parties for Prada, the King's Trust and Cultured Magazine, and on Saturday Olivier Rousteing of Balmain hosted a dinner with Johnnie Walker, and Grace Wales Bonner gathered a crowd at the Guggenheim for an event called 'Togetherness.' Wales Bonner presented its second 'Togetherness' event late on Saturday night, drawing everyone from Leon Bridges, Aurora James, Julez Smith and Keith Powers to Paloma Elsesser and Sage Elsesser (Navy Blue), Selah Marley, Ryan Destiny, Tanner Reese, Benito Skinner, Connor McKnight, Ibrahim Kamara and more. More from WWD Grace Wales Bonner on Her Debut Met Gala Experience Priyanka Jonas, Hunter Schafer Join Olivier Rousteing for Johnnie Walker Vault Launch Dinner Jury Selection to Start on Monday for Sean Combs' Sex Trafficking Trial 'Togetherness' is a meeting of live musical performances, art exhibitions and more in the mission of 'emphasizing a sense of discovery, giving audiences a chance to experience both new performers and new facets of familiar ones in nontraditional concert settings,' the brand said. After kicking off last June as part of Fête de La Musique in Paris, Wales Bonner brought the event to New York on Saturday ahead of her Met Gala debut on Monday. Performances were given by The Cavemen, Etran de L'Air, The Joy, Amaarae, Fireboy DML, Navy Blue, Sir Rashad Ringo Smith, keiyaA, Ade 'Acyde' Odunlami and Akanbi. The evening was presented concurrently to 'Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers,' on view at Guggenheim through Jan. 18. Launch Gallery: Leon Bridges, Julez Smith, and More at Grace Wales Bonner: Togetherness at Guggenheim Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Leon Bridges, Julez Smith and More Attend ‘Grace Wales Bonner: Togetherness' at the Guggenheim
Not too long ago, the Met Gala was mostly contained to the first Monday in May. In the past couple of years, however, the annual event has bloomed into a multiday affair of events and gatherings across New York that is starting to rival fashion week. Thursday night saw parties for Prada, the King's Trust and Cultured Magazine, and on Saturday Olivier Rousteing of Balmain hosted a dinner with Johnnie Walker, and Grace Wales Bonner gathered a crowd at the Guggenheim for an event called 'Togetherness.' Wales Bonner presented its second 'Togetherness' event late on Saturday night, drawing everyone from Leon Bridges, Aurora James, Julez Smith and Keith Powers to Paloma Elsesser and Sage Elsesser (Navy Blue), Selah Marley, Ryan Destiny, Tanner Reese, Benito Skinner, Connor McKnight, Ibrahim Kamara and more. More from WWD Jury Selection to Start on Monday for Sean Combs' Sex Trafficking Trial Equinox Unveils 'Tomb Raider'-inspired Vest to Maximize Walking Workouts Sarah Jessica Parker, Walton Goggins, Julia Fox and More Celebrate the Cult100 With Valentino at the Guggenheim 'Togetherness' is a meeting of live musical performances, art exhibitions and more in the mission of 'emphasizing a sense of discovery, giving audiences a chance to experience both new performers and new facets of familiar ones in nontraditional concert settings,' the brand said. After kicking off last June as part of Fête de La Musique in Paris, Wales Bonner brought the event to New York on Saturday ahead of her Met Gala debut on Monday. Performances were given by The Cavemen, Etran de L'Air, The Joy, Amaarae, Fireboy DML, Navy Blue, Sir Rashad Ringo Smith, keiyaA, Ade 'Acyde' Odunlami and Akanbi. The evening was presented concurrently to 'Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers,' on view at Guggenheim through Jan. 18. Launch Gallery: Leon Bridges, Julez Smith, and More at Grace Wales Bonner: Togetherness at Guggenheim Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
Los Angeles Times
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
This must be Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock, buttressed by Glendale to the west and Pasadena to the east, is named after the massive 50-foot-tall boulder that greets those entering from the 134 Freeway. When the sun is positioned just so, both the rock, formerly known as La Piedra Gorda, and its shadow are said to resemble the iconic bird. For locals, it's a sight that tells them they're home. With its 'small town within a big city' feel, Eagle Rock has been viewed as much more low-key than its northeast Los Angeles cousins Silver Lake, Los Feliz and Echo Park. 'It's the place where hipsters go to die or raise kids — which some people consider the same thing,' filmmaker and actor Jay Duplass told The Times when describing the quaint and hilly neighborhood, the setting of his 2015 HBO dramedy series 'Togetherness.' Home to liberal arts school Occidental College (which counts former President Obama as a past student), Eagle Rock has just three major thoroughfares: Eagle Rock, Colorado and York boulevards. But packed within the community are vibrant indie spaces, from used bookshop READ Books to custom sneaker studio Major Wavez Lab to the terrific Ethiopian restaurant Aunt Yvette's Kitchen. The neighborhood has long drawn in creatives — Ben Affleck, an Oxy alum, lived in a Tudor-style home on Hill Drive with Matt Damon while they co-wrote the script for 'Good Will Hunting.' Although Eagle Rock is considered to be 'ethnically diverse' with sizable Asian (23.9%), white (29.8%) and Latino (40.3%) populations, the area is just 1.9% Black, no doubt due in part to neighboring towns like South Pasadena and Glendale having reputations as sundown towns until the late 1990s. Like with much of L.A., the landscape of Eagle Rock is ever-changing. Pinky, the paper-mache bird that sat atop the infamous 'Pillarhenge,' vanished without a trace. (Being built in its place is a mixed-use structure that looks like a boat.) The historic Eagle Theatre was shuttered in 2001 and was replaced by the new Vidiots location, a cultural institution and one of the last standing video rental stores that boasts its own 271-seat theater. And initiatives are underway to make Eagle Rock Boulevard more walkable, including curb extensions, a parking-protected bike lane and landscape medians to prevent unsafe U-turns. Any great day trip itinerary would balance a tasting tour of the many delicious restaurants with visits to the neighborhood's singular arts and cultural institutions. So on your next drive down the 134 Freeway, why not follow the big golden bird and explore the neighborhood's charms? This must be Eagle Rock.
