The author of The Name of the Rose on why it is human to lie, how Berlusconi has used conspiracy theories to stay in power – and Eco’s love/hate relationship with his most famous book. With a link to a review of his recent novel The Cemetery of Prague (c) THE GUARDIAN, 2011
“Looking at Central Europe askance, asking where on earth it may be, and why its inhabitants may wish to preserve their Mitteleuropäisch-ness. Maps are the answer, or are they?” Historical analysis by Tomasz Kamusella, St. Andrews
Essay (c) Kakanien revisited, 2011
Illustration (c) Felix Hörlein & Fabian Hofmann, Munich.
The Austrian-born American diva Hedy Lamarr “was feted for her beauty — but she also had a talent for inventions, including elements of today’s GPS.”
Article by Peter Conradi (c) THE SUNDAY TIMES, 2011
“Weit.Way.Land, a cool and witty production combining Schnitzler’s Undiscovered Country and David Lynch’s Lost Highway, which can still be seen at Vienna’s Off Theater through the end of January.”
>MORE (c) wieninternational.at, 2011
A prognosis by Niall Ferguson, Harvard professor of history: the UK and Ireland reunited, plus a Nordic League; both entities outside the “United States of Europe” under German leadership (and Vienna as its capital).
A probable scenario or just an overwrought academic mind going berserk? Interesting is the way how underlying (national) stereotypes of angst and desire inform this narrative…
Article (c) THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 19 Nov. 2011
Map illustration by Peter Arkle.
PS. review of Ferguson´s book Civilisation: The West and the Rest
(c) LRB, 2011
“One of the issues the Nazi authorities faced with the local population during four years in occupied Belgrade (1941-1945) was how to fight the ideological influence of both the Soviet Marxist-Leninism and Anglo-American liberal democracy.
Among various other propaganda techniques, a well established means of mass political advertising were posters. Although the Nazis never reached the avant-garde coolness of Soviet design, it is certainly interesting to see how the German propaganda machinery worked (…).”
Reblogged from (c) Bturn, 2011. More posters > LINK
Discover Bosnia is a 16 day trip for anyone wanting a vacation experience that is as personally challenging as it is adventure-filled. With a particular focus on the conflict that tore Bosnia apart during the early 90’s, participants will connect both intellectually and emotionally with the war’s legacy.
Discover Bosnia runs annually every July – interested? > LINK
“Georg(e) Kreisler, one of Austria’s most prolific satirists & comedians, has died. Continue reading
was a product of Habsburg Central Europe himself,
with Polish-Dutch and other roots…
Article (c) wieninternational.at, 2011
delirium clemens 