The new German film by Margarethe Trotta on the German American philosopher Hanna Arendt & the Holocuast organizer Adolf Eichmann is out. And Arendt’s original articles on the “Banality of Evil” are avialable in the New Yorker archive >text (c) OPEN CULTURE / FILM,HISTORY 2013
Archive for USA
The “Banality of Evil” & Philosophy
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Adolf Eichmann, film, Germany, Hannah Arendt, Holocaust, Margarethe von Trotta, philosophy, Second World War, USA on 24 January 2013 by delclem“Retromania”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags cultural analysis, Europe, pop culture, retro, review, Simnon Reynolds, USA on 26 December 2012 by delclem
“Pop Culture’s Addiction to its Own Past by Simon Reynolds. Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove?” >review (c) THE OBSERVER, 2012
Playful Economy
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Andreas Tönnesmann, Austria, board games, Charles Darrow, cultural history, Europe, Germany, Monopoly, USA on 24 December 2012 by delclem
The history of the board game Monopoly Continue reading
Which EUropeans are fattest, laziest and drink most
Posted in Uncategorized with tags alcoholism, charts, Europe, Health, obesity, USA on 6 December 2012 by delclem
“There’s nothing like tales of butter-eating, wine-guzzling, yet somehow-still thin Europeans to add to American angst over holiday calories and upcoming resolutions. (…) It’s true that overall, Europeans are fairly healthy. Life expectancy in E.U. member states has gone up by more than six years between 1980 and 2010, to 75 years for men and 82 years for women. But a recently-released report by the OECD found that the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and asthma has also increased — in part because of better diagnosis, but also thanks to underlying causes such as drinking, smoking and eating fattening foods. Here’s a look at which Europeans are most obese, most inactive and drink most.” >full text (c) WorldView / WASHINGTON POST, 2012
Interview with HER
Posted in Uncategorized with tags exhibition, interview, Marina Abramović, Performance art, USA, Vienna, Yugolavia on 26 October 2012 by delclemInterview (c) MoMa / YouTube, 2012
A current exhibition of Marina Abramović‘s works is currently on @ Gallery Krinzinger, Vienna.
“Pumping Iron(y)”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austria, autobiography, bodybuilding, film, review, USA on 13 October 2012 by delclem
“Born in Austria in 1947, as a young man he got into bodybuilding and became the best in the world. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 21. Within 10 years, he was a millionaire businessman. After 20 years, he was the world’s biggest movie star. In 2003, after just over 30 years in America, “Arnie” was governor of California and a household name around the globe.” A review of A. SCHWARZENEGGER’s memoirs Total Recall (c) independent.ie 2012; photo (c) Rolf Hayo, 1967
Titanic Centenary
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Atlantic, naval disaster, Titanic, UK, USA on 15 April 2012 by delclem
100 years ago, the Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank.
“War dog”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Aleksandar Hemon, bosnia-hercegovina, Bosnian War, dogs, Literature, USA on 2 April 2012 by delclem
“How an Irish setter helped my family get through the Bosnian War.”
A literary essay in Cultural Kynological Studies by Aleksandar Hemon
“My sister and Veba remember the last time they took Mek and Don for a walk before the war started. It was April 1992, and there was shooting up in the hills around Sarajevo; a Yugoslav People’s Army plane menacingly broke the sound barrier above the city; the dogs barked like crazy. They said: ‘See you later!’ to each other as they parted, but would not see each other for five years.”
>read full text (c) GRANTA / Slate.com, 2012 (reblogged)
In the lands of clichés and money?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Angelina Jolie, bosnia-hercegovina, Bosnian War, film, Hollywood, review, USA on 13 February 2012 by delclemIs Angelina Jolie’s first film as a director a revival of “tribalistic” Balkan clichés – or more? On verra… The LA TIMES is quite positive in their review.
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