Negev Rock City 

Negev Rock City is the personal blog of Neal Ungerleider, a Tel Aviv/New York-based writer, editor and journalist. Neal currently writes about the Middle East for True/Slant and contributes regularly to a number of print and web publications. All opinions expressed herein are that of the author alone and do not represent any institutions or organizations that he may be affiliated with.About the editorE-mail the editor
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Taybeh Beer polo shirt, “The Finest in the Middle…

January 6, 2010, 12:26 am
Taybeh Beer polo shirt, “The Finest in the Middle…

Taybeh Beer polo shirt, “The Finest in the Middle East,” courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection, West Bank addendum. Read More »

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T-shirt for Schwartz’s Deli in Montreal, Canada, courtesy…

January 5, 2010, 11:34 pm
T-shirt for Schwartz’s Deli in Montreal, Canada, courtesy…

T-shirt for Schwartz’s Deli in Montreal, Canada, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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Russian-language Ramones poster, courtesy of the Crap I Found…

January 5, 2010, 11:04 pm
Russian-language Ramones poster, courtesy of the Crap I Found…

Russian-language Ramones poster, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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An MTV-brand portable MP3 player from the early ’00s that…

January 5, 2010, 10:36 pm
An MTV-brand portable MP3 player from the early ’00s that…

An MTV-brand portable MP3 player from the early ’00s that holds a full 128MB of music!! Courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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The infamous Marvin Gaye divorce album where he spends the…

January 5, 2010, 9:40 pm
The infamous Marvin Gaye divorce album where he spends the…

The infamous Marvin Gaye divorce album where he spends the entire LP insulting his ex-wife, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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Punk rock George W. Bush parody shirt, courtesy of the Crap I…

January 5, 2010, 9:26 pm
Punk rock George W. Bush parody shirt, courtesy of the Crap I…

Punk rock George W. Bush parody shirt, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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My old spiked leather vest from the angry teen years, courtesy…

January 5, 2010, 9:06 pm
My old spiked leather vest from the angry teen years, courtesy…

My old spiked leather vest from the angry teen years, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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Tears and Laughter in an Israel Courtroom, courtesy of the Crap…

January 5, 2010, 8:46 pm
Tears and Laughter in an Israel Courtroom, courtesy of the Crap…

Tears and Laughter in an Israel Courtroom, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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Fortean Times back issues, courtesy of the Crap I Found While…

January 5, 2010, 8:40 pm
Fortean Times back issues, courtesy of the Crap I Found While…

Fortean Times back issues, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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My old punk rock flight jacket, courtesy of the Crap I Found…

January 5, 2010, 7:28 pm
My old punk rock flight jacket, courtesy of the Crap I Found…

My old punk rock flight jacket, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Extra points for spotting the Minor Threat, Born Against and Sham 69 patches. Read More »

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Diesel t-shirt with faux-Japanese lettering, mid-’00s,…

January 5, 2010, 7:20 pm
Diesel t-shirt with faux-Japanese lettering, mid-’00s,…

Diesel t-shirt with faux-Japanese lettering, mid-’00s, courtesy of the Crap I Found While moving collection. Read More »

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A thermal undershirt someone silkscreened the cover of the first…

January 5, 2010, 6:40 pm
A thermal undershirt someone silkscreened the cover of the first…

A thermal undershirt someone silkscreened the cover of the first Clash LP onto. Belonged to an ex-girlfriend, now courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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A Black Jesus action figure, courtesy of the Crap I Found While…

January 5, 2010, 5:42 pm
A Black Jesus action figure, courtesy of the Crap I Found While…

A Black Jesus action figure, courtesy of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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Billy Bragg 1996 tour shirt, part of the Crap I Found While…

January 5, 2010, 5:30 pm
Billy Bragg 1996 tour shirt, part of the Crap I Found While…

Billy Bragg 1996 tour shirt, part of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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“The Big Book of Weirdos,” part of the Crap I Found…

January 5, 2010, 5:24 pm
“The Big Book of Weirdos,” part of the Crap I Found…

“The Big Book of Weirdos,” part of the Crap I Found While Moving collection. Read More »

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CIA suicide bomber was… a blogger – True/Slant

January 5, 2010, 5:14 pm

CIA suicide bomber was… a blogger – True/Slant: In a bizarre twist, the suicide bomber who killed eight people at a CIA base in Afghanistan may have been… a blogger and internet bulletin board admin. Read More »

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T-shirt: “Beer Fucking Sheva!” – part of the Crap I…

January 5, 2010, 5:04 pm
T-shirt: “Beer Fucking Sheva!” – part of the Crap I…

T-shirt: “Beer Fucking Sheva!” – part of the Crap I Found While Moving collection, living in Israel addendum. Read More »

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Crap I Found While Moving

January 5, 2010, 4:48 pm

For all of today, I’m photoblogging crap I found while moving.Background: I was living in Israel for the past 1.5 years and in a subletted room for the last two months. I just got a place of my own a few weeks back and am now unpacking everything I haven’t seen in nearly two years.I’m busy with my thesis today, so I enjoy the pics coming up. Read More »

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formspring.me

January 5, 2010, 8:36 am

What is your type of woman? What do you look for? I like women who (redacted) and prefer (redacted, redacted, redacted) Ask me anything Read More »

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3)

January 5, 2010, 8:26 am

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3): The Beatles (55) Iron Maiden (21) Mark Lanegan (16) Jedi Mind Tricks (15) Queens of the Stone Age (13) Imported from Last. Read More »

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formspring.me

January 5, 2010, 8:16 am

(imo) Filipino men are tenacious and very, very cheesy-sweet towards women. USA men are hesitant and very afraid of rejection. What are Israeli men like towards women they are dating/ want to date? & what is the “ideal woman” in Israel— similar to US’s? Israeli men are tenacious and very alternately aggressive-sweet towards women. Read More »

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formspring.me

January 5, 2010, 8:08 am

Are you going for a PhD after you finish the MA? No comment. It’s tempting but I like this whole journalism thing. Read More »

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Speaking of weirdness in pop music, does anyone else remember…

January 5, 2010, 6:46 am
Speaking of weirdness in pop music, does anyone else remember…

Speaking of weirdness in pop music, does anyone else remember the Anti-Nowhere League? Read More »

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Reposted because Solange Knowles is awesome. As a very white…

January 5, 2010, 6:40 am
Reposted because Solange Knowles is awesome. As a very white…

OMG where can I get this jacket? Need. Reposted because Solange Knowles is awesome. As a very white male, I can’t comment on the black female angle… but I dig pop stars like Solange who self-consciously inject a little WEIRD into their music. You know what? It works really damn well. Read More »

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Saudi prince becomes R&B singer – True/Slant

January 5, 2010, 2:48 am

Saudi prince becomes R&B singer – True/Slant: A Saudi royal recently attempted to give himself a makeover… as an R&B star. Prince Faisal bin Mansour bin Thunayan al-Saud, member of a cadet branch of the House of Saud, just came out with two Islamic-themed R&B songs about family values and suicide prevention. Read More »

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formspring.me

January 5, 2010, 12:20 am

Who drives worse – Israelis or New York cabbies? Israelis. New York cabbies have actually been spotted following traffic laws on occasion. Read More »

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formspring.me

January 5, 2010, 12:16 am

Tell me about your thesis? I’m writing about international media coverage of the 2009 Iranian post-election demonstrations and international press portrayals of Neda Agha-Soltan’s death. Read More »

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formspring.me

January 5, 2010, 12:10 am

How’s your French? Getting much better. Now I know tu, vous, votre, aussi, et, comme, mais and many other exciting words. Read More »

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Bro, if you’re going to be a bigot at an anti-Obama rally,…

January 5, 2010, 12:02 am
Bro, if you’re going to be a bigot at an anti-Obama rally,…

Bro, if you’re going to be a bigot at an anti-Obama rally, at least learn how to spell the n word. Read More »

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Max Romeo – Wet DreamBought to you by the society for rocksteady…

January 4, 2010, 11:56 pm

Max Romeo – Wet DreamBought to you by the society for rocksteady preservation. The result, “Wet Dream” (1969), was an instant hit in Jamaica, although in the UK it was met with a BBC Radio ban, despite Romeo’s somewhat-disingenuous claim that the song was actually about a roof that has a leak. Read More »

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