Shoot above the crowd, then before their feet, and then shoot in the crowd
The documentary Occupation 1968 shows the events from a rather unusual perspective: of these five countries rather than of the victim’s.
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Hello from the horror side!
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From the Heart of Transylvania to the Met
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Who Wears the Trousers?
Film
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Both directors were killed due to this Japanese documentary
Nowadays these quarters offer the cheapest labour to the construction industry and other dangerous work. These workers have no insurance, no contract, and no any kind of welfare-service. They receive their daily payment in cash.
What’s the difference between refugees of WWII and today?
Why were we able to accept people like Giovanna seven and a half decades ago, and why do we have deep aversion, fear and worries toward the African refugees?
Seventy-seven dead, more than hundred injured – the world we live in
The attack against the government quarter could have been prevented and the help to save people on Utoya Island was seriously late.
A trilogy on redemption – Hungary represented at the Berlinale
Katalin Ferber’s review on ‘Genesis’, the only new Hungarian film represented at this year’s Berlinale.
Berlinale: film screenings cancelled due to fire
Forty two firefighters were at the scene in less than two minutes and the fire was eliminated an hour later. Nobody was injured.
Frasier star John Mahoney dead at 77
Mahoney’s manager, Paul Martino, said Mahoney died on Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitalisation.
Harvey Weinstein denies allegations of harassment
According to a statement from Weinstein’s attorney Ben Brafman, two people whom McGowan claims to have told about the alleged assault at the time — her then-manager and Affleck — have denied that the actress reported the attack to them.
Mark Salling dead at 35
His attorney confirmed the news in a statement. The cause of death has not yet been verified.
Fine Arts
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What made diamonds to be seen as a symbol of love?
Touching on the questions of the superficially constructed female values, Marge Monko examines the storytelling powers of commercialism’s impacts.
Body as more than a mere object of desire – Jan Němec about František Drtikol
How come that someone who used to rule and utilise the light suddenly experiences enlightenment and lets his previous life goals go? This is what I asked the novel’s writer about…
Famous Julia Margaret Cameron album is at risk of being exported from the UK
Cameron’s Norman Album has been placed under a temporary export bar by the arts minister, Michael Ellis.
Iconic Terracotta Army goes to Liverpool
The show at the World Museum came to Merseyside partly because of the popularity in China of Liverpool Football Club.
Vegetable seed banks carry the illusion of humanity’s future
In the photographs, the plants, plant-pieces and seeds, that are stored in boxes and locked behind metal fences, are hidden from the eyes of the world. Dénes Farkas’ solo exhibition, entitled Darkness Visible,
Manchester Art Gallery has removed the Hylas and the Nymphs painting
Manchester Art Gallery has asked the question after removing John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs, one of the most recognisable of the pre-Raphaelite paintings, from its walls.
Attila Szűcs overgilded Federico Luger’s gallery
We asked Attila about his connection to the gallery, and if there is an inside story of the picture “Tranziensek”?
The iconic suffragette painting is displayed in London
Votes for Women! is in Room 33 of the National Portrait Gallery until 13 May.
Gardner Museum theft
The Museum is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the recovery of the stolen works.
Literature
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Hello from the horror side!
The storyteller is „simply” a girl, or more likely a bitter and disillusioned woman, who is remembering her youth years. And there is (naturally?) a man, addressed in this second person singular story…
Can you find happiness when you are able to revoke memories?
“I want to show a character who is going through really difficult trials but tries to find the beauty in the chaos. That’s sometimes the best you can do, but it’s always better than giving up.” An interview with Adam Silvera.
Author Ivanka Mogilska on Sudden Streets and the music that inspired it
You can read author Ivanka Mogilska’s secrets, behind the glistering scenes: where, when, how and with whom did she write Sudden Streets?
Body as more than a mere object of desire – Jan Němec about František Drtikol
How come that someone who used to rule and utilise the light suddenly experiences enlightenment and lets his previous life goals go? This is what I asked the novel’s writer about…
Author Susan Barker on The Palace Women’s Uprising and more
“I was drawn to write about China because I have an ancestral connection to the country, through my grandfather, and I wanted to follow the chain of emigration backwards to its origins.”
No matter how they decide, they will be traitors
Najeeb and Vivian escape to self-education and Qayyum to the Indian independence movement, all turning against a system ruled by white men… – A review of “A God in Every Stone” by Kamila Shamsie.
Society should look forwards, not backwards – interview with Tommi Kinnunen
“One cannot work as a teacher if he doesn’t believe that everyone of the pupils are good and important and they should be given all possibilities to live a good life. Maybe it’s the same with writing: there aren’t good or bad characters.”
The story of El Paso lived in me in a brilliant way – interview with Winston Groom
Winston Groom worked as a journalist, served in Vietnam, and as a writer he won several awards and published more than twenty books – among them, Forrest Gump…
Publishers want to exclude American writers from the Man Booker prize
Tensions over the decision to allow US authors to enter the Man Booker prize have flared up yet again.
Music
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From the Heart of Transylvania to the Met
“My father was a poor tailor’s mate with five children. It was no easy task, but finally I got from the ‘Ér [a river in Romania and Hungary] to the ocean’ as the saying goes”. The incredible story of Brigitta Kele.
Who Wears the Trousers?
Are they just “cute girls on a podium” who make “musicians think about other things”? No way! Let us introduce you some female conductors who simply rock in everything they do.
Bunnies and More: Easter Celebrations from the Mediterranean to the Carpathian Basin
This year the PONT Festival, which specializes in such “treasure hunting tours in the attic”, concentrates on the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea, and aims to present the customs of the Easter celebrations.
I don’t know… Am I supposed to know? – Kurt Elling on jazz, poetry and existential questions
I saw himself before me as a singer with relaxing baritone, never-ending concert tours, melancholic and meditative songs. But all the time, there was this little question on my mind…
Behold the man who composes, sings and conducts the same piece of music
He goes down in history as the first artist who sings and conducts simultaneously in one concert or recording.
Ten stunning facts about an extraordinary career – Dona Onete in the spotlight
An incredible lady who mixes the experiences of eight decades with a cultural heritage of several centuries.
Paul Simon announces his final tour
In a statement posted on Twitter, Simon described his retirement as a “natural end” to his performing career that felt “something of a relief.
12-year-old singer signs record deal
Sherlock was invited to Los Angeles by American singer and producer Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic after he saw one of her videos on Instagram.
Dennis Edwards dead at 74
The singer, who would have turned 75 on Saturday, died Thursday night in Chicago after suffering from a long illness.
Theater
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From the Heart of Transylvania to the Met
“My father was a poor tailor’s mate with five children. It was no easy task, but finally I got from the ‘Ér [a river in Romania and Hungary] to the ocean’ as the saying goes”. The incredible story of Brigitta Kele.
Behold the man who composes, sings and conducts the same piece of music
He goes down in history as the first artist who sings and conducts simultaneously in one concert or recording.
When Hungarians have to flee from the Carpathian Basin
Who wants to still get involved in a debate about refugees in Hungary? The international project Journeys and the Trafo…
George Orwell’s son plays in a musical
Richard Blair, who was adopted by Orwell six years before his death in 1950, will perform as the narrator in Beyond Wigan Pier.
Woody Allen musical canceled after abuse accusation
Goodspeed Musicals has canceled its planned presentation of the musical version of Woody Allen’s 1994 film Bullets Over Broadway, replacing it with the Jazz Age musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone.
Here are the winners of the Stage Awards 2018!
Winners of the award announced in January 26.
I will wait for you – Arno Schuitemaker’s dance performances
To create his most personal work to date, Arno Schuitemaker took the elusive nature of love as his source of inspiration.