Hannah Gal, at The Blogs

Oct 4, 2024, 5:54 PM

One Hand Clapping-Wings documentary is music heaven

I would rather play in a band than have a Rolls Royce Paul McCartney is a rare breed - his killer tunes, from Beatles-day to the present, stand uncannily resonant, even decades after first hitting the airwaves. With lyrics and sounds...

Jul 15, 2024, 8:27 PM

Context is everything because nothing is what it is without a context

Our whole culture has been skewed by a belief that we have achieved a kind of wisdom which never existed in the past; and it's just something we’ve invented in the last few decades. It's a quite irrational position to take. “We...

Jun 24, 2024, 11:40 PM

When it comes to antisemitism, sunlight is the best disinfectant

When it comes to antisemitism - sunlight is the best disinfectant “Our motto is Tsedk Tsedek Tirdof - justice justice you shall pursue, and that is all we seek. We don't seek anything other than the same Justice that is...

May 20, 2024, 7:35 AM

The People Profiles – History Through the Biography Prism

What is the best way to understand history? Is history a chronological series of events driven by a multitude of factors? Could decision makers' personal journey deepen our understanding of their actions and our past? "If we are to truly...

May 3, 2024, 6:36 PM

Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth: A curious and enduring relationship

“My life has been a curious one, and not the ideal of a happy woman’s existence – and I have often felt it hard and wondered whether it was all a mistake and a waste!” Georgina Hogarth Georgina Hogarth was...

Mar 30, 2024, 10:37 PM

Maren Enthoven – From Top Model To Master Painter

Postcards From My Inner Self - Maren Enthoven paints fantasy scenes that are rooted in real life Maren Greve Enthoven’s colourful paintings have a naive, childlike quality to them. Each painting tells a story, holding within it a multitude of...

Feb 21, 2024, 6:50 PM

Days before darkness: New life born out of grief and ashes

The Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv is home to Daniel Tchetchik's sobering exhibition Days Before Darkness. The moving installation came to Tel Aviv after its original home, the Beeri gallery, was destroyed in the October 7th atrocities. “The gallery...

Jan 27, 2024, 10:12 PM

The Lennon family’s tale of generational trauma

Breaking the abandonment cycle - how Julian Lennon took a sad song and made it better At the age of 59, Julian Lennon released his seventh album Jude, the title boldly referring to The Beatles’ iconic Hey Jude. Originally titled...

Jan 27, 2024, 2:18 PM

Freud and Latin America

Freud and Latin America at the London Freud Museum, explores the roots of psychoanalysis in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. Through the work of artists, photographers, practitioners and authors, it uncovers the links between Freud’s life and Latin...

Jan 8, 2024, 1:03 PM

Victor Hanson on Israel, immigration and the demonisation of masculinity

"There are some on the Right who were too quiet about October 7." -- Victor Davis Hanson Three months after the October 7th massacre that shook Israel to the core, I put six burning questions before noted military historian, author...

About Me

Hannah’s credits include Quillette, The Critic, The SpectatorUS, UnHerd, Creative Review, The Guardian (Art&Design) and The Jerusalem Post among others. Hannah’s posts have been kindly retweeted and shared by Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, Warren Farrell, Sebastian Gorka, Will Knowland and Christina Hoff Sommers among others. Gal is a multi award winning documentary filmmaker.