“Four decades ago, the southern German state of Bavaria became the birthplace of a film genre like no other: the Lederhosen Porn. The alpine meadows were rugged, the men wore leather trousers, the porn was soft — and Germany was hooked.” Today, these films tell us much about zeitgeist, sexuality and gender in the 1970s >full text (c) DER SPIEGEL INT’L, 2013
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“Lowbrow in High Places”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, Bavaria, film, gender, Germany, Lederhosen, pornography, sexuality, Tyrol on 1 April 2013 by delclemCulture battles in the Austrian kitchen
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Austria, food names, Käsekrainer, Mohr im Hemd, political correctness, Slovenia, Tyrol, Viennese cuisine on 11 June 2012 by delclem
Viennese cuisine between political correctness and nationalism
It is well-known that the Viennese cuisine mostly consists of stolen goods: the breaded schnitzel actually comes from Milan, the goulash from Hungary, and the dumplings from Bohemia. However, while German chancellor Angela Merkel asks half of Europe to tighten their belts, lucky Austria is worrying about the correct names for its delicious food. Continue reading
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