German Political Parties by their Posters The poster reflects orientation towards the future. SPD is the major party of the political Left, ...
Was it Rape?
She actually says «raped», a statement certainly disturbing to every reader. The woman says “raped”, remains, however, with the man in question, and ...
Flamenco in Berlin-Kreuzberg
Flamenco is a dance by which a man and a woman can strongly present themselves to each other. I promised someone to report from a certain flamenco ...
Wahre Liebe
(This article is in German) Kommentar zum Film „Triangle of Sadness“, 2022, bei Ruben Östlund Es geht in diesem Film um die Liebe zwischen Mann ...
Close – to whom, exactly?
In the Belgian film «Close» from 2022 we see a school class of 13-year-olds “sharing” their thoughts and emotions about a sad incident. Everybody is ...
Two sexes, two races
The film “Cider House Rules” (1999) demonstrates the postmodern “catechism” A young man (whose name I have forgotten, I shall call him X) from an ...
Holiday
Jingle bells, Jingle bells – can we sing in a time of war? – the war between Russia and – who? - who else than the very culture which is responsible ...
Solitude
Collective is not always the best. The appreciative word for performing alone is solitude. On the negative side, there is loneliness and, e. g. "being ...
Fear
Don't fear having fear! Some people will tell you that having fear is somewhat pathologic. But have no fear (!) this feeling is as natural as any ...
Acting and authenticity
The English author Paul Johnson (1928-) has written a short biography on Ronald Reagan, US president 1980-88. Johnson claims that Reagan’s public ...