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Markus Schleinzer’s film “Michael” puts a pedophile in uneasy focus
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, Cannes, film, Markus Schleinzer, Michael, pedophilia, review on 5 September 2011 by delclemChester Brown: Paying For It
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Canada, Chester Brown, graphic novel, prostitution, review on 2 September 2011 by delclem
“There’s a new Brown book out this weekend, however, that may test the tolerance of those whose affection for Brown starts and ends with his illustrated biography of Métis leader Louis Riel. Called Paying for It, the “comic-strip memoir” tracks Brown’s sexual adventures in the past 12 years with more than 20 female “escorts” in Toronto. Smart, unflinchingly honest, frequently funny, occasionally charming – and chock-full of nudity.” Article by James Adams (c) THE GLOBE & MAIL, 2011
Labskaus with dumplings & Dal
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, Bollywood, Central Europe, film, Germany, Globalization, India, Multikulti, review, TV on 13 February 2011 by delclem
Do you know Labskaus? It’s the traditional sailor’s food north of Hamburg: a stodge of beef, beetroot, pickles, onions, herring, and potatoes, all cooked and then squeezed through a meat grinder. Haters of this dish – because of its gross appearance – compare it to vomit, half digested and then spat out. Those who have got used to the vague taste of it praise Labskaus to the skies as a delicacy.
A mishmash of fish and meat: that’s also how globalization is understood by its opponents. People in favor, however, love to compare it to the nifty evening buffet, where everyone takes what s/he wants (and needs?): sushi, dumplings – plus a bit of Dal, the traditional Indian lentil dish.
This brings us back to Central Europe, where recently an unprecedented German-Austrian film experiment was televised (with Indian spices): Bollywood lässt Alpen glühen (‘Bollywood makes the Alps glow’) is the latest stroke of genius in German commercial TV for which, as we know, Continue reading
Mario Vargas Llosa on (Sir) Roger Casement
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Colonialism, Great Britain, Ireland, Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, review, Roger Casement on 18 October 2010 by delclem
In his novel El sueño del celta (“The Dream of the Celt”), the Peruvian Nobel winner Vargas Llosa finds perfect protagonist in the gay British consul and later Irish rebel, the agent and later crown witness of Belgian & British colonialism.
Article (c) The Guardian, 2010
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