Eurovision 2026: "I Can't Get You Out of My System"

Before Eurovision, Sweden's singer Felicia said she didn't think Israel should be allowed to participate and that she would "make sure they don't win."

She finished 20th.

Israel finished 2nd.

Perhaps she should have spent less time trying to get Israel out of her system and more time finding a native English speaker to proofread her lyrics.

You're in my head, my heart, my body part.
No, I can't get you out of my system.

Premium Drugs, Discount Packaging

You can pay a small fortune for a prescription. But someone opens a giant stock bottle, counts out your pills by hand, pours them into another bottle, slaps on a label, and hopes they counted correctly.

Next month, your morning pills come in exactly the same bottle as your evening pills did last month. Good luck if you're elderly, sleep-deprived, or simply distracted.

Why aren't most prescriptions packaged by the manufacturer? A clearly labeled box and blister packs would make it obvious whether you're taking the right medication and whether you've already taken today's dose.

We pay premium prices for the drugs but apparently discount prices for the packaging.

And then there's the pharmacy symbol. Is it the Rod of Asclepius, the single serpent of healing? Or the Caduceus, the twin serpents of Hermes, the god of merchants?

American medicine seems unable to decide.



Moses and the bronze serpent, Numbers 21:8-9

From First Draft to Final Form

Here is my original design for the Eilat Tarot, created last April using MSPaint and Google Docs:

This version carried the structure and ideas I wanted, but was still a working draft, something to think with rather than something ready to live in the world.

Here is the new version of the same card, redesigned by Amashé Etz Alon:

He has carefully reworked each element of the card, clarifying the images, refining the typography, and bringing a sense of balance and visual presence that my original version didn’t yet have.

Seeing the two side by side, I’m struck by how much of the original vision remains, and how much more vivid it has become.

He’ll soon begin assembling the full deck and finalizing the card backs. I’m eager to see the entire set come together, and, at long last, to hold a finished deck in my hands!