Hexentexte (Witches’ Writings) (Grimoire de Sorcière) Ich streue das weisse Nichts; ach, Weiss ist nichts. Reue des weissen Rauchs sticht Seide der Nachsicht. Suesse ist wie das Weisse. Schreie: Tu's nicht! Sie ist ich! Werd' suesse Nacht! I spread the white nothingalas, white is nothing. Remorseof white smoke stabs silk of lenity. Sweetness is like … Continue reading Poetry Wednesday: Anagrams by Unica Zürn
Movie Monday: YEELEN
YEELEN –Brightness – La lumière – Das Licht A film directed by Souleymane Cissé Starring: Balla Moussa Keita, Issiaka Kane, Soumba Traoure Mali 1987 Yeelen est un film du rélisateur malien Souleymane Cissé sorti en 1987. Le film retrace un parcours initiatique à une époque non définie. Un jeune homme va recevoir le savoir destiné … Continue reading Movie Monday: YEELEN
Happy 85th birthday to you, Lucian Freud!
The ingenious painter Lucian Michael Freud was born on 8 December 1922 in Berlin, German, son of Jewish; he is the grandson of Sigmund Freud. Freud and his family moved to the U.K. in 1933 to escape the rise of Nazism, and gained British citizenship in 1939. Freud is one of the best known British … Continue reading Happy 85th birthday to you, Lucian Freud!
Art Sunday: Lucian Freud – Happy 85th birthday to you!
The ingenious painter Lucian Michael Freud was born on 8 December 1922 in Berlin, German, son of Jewish; he is the grandson of Sigmund Freud. Freud and his family moved to the U.K. in 1933 to escape the rise of Nazism, and gained British citizenship in 1939. Freud is one of the best known British … Continue reading Art Sunday: Lucian Freud – Happy 85th birthday to you!
In memoriam Karlheinz Stockhausen
One of the greatest contemporary composers is dead! He died on Dez 5th - one day after having accomplished a commission work to his 80th birthday (which he would have celebrated in 2008).Stockhausen wrote over 300 individual works. He often departs radically from musical tradition and his work is influenced by Messiaen, Edgard Varèse, and … Continue reading In memoriam Karlheinz Stockhausen
Lights off on Sat Dez 8 th at 8 p.m.
GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION Against Climate Change Turn off all electricals on Saturday, Nov 8th at 20:00 for 5 minutes! Everyone is asked to think about what they can turn off, switch off and unplug as a form of war against Climate Change. Our burning of Fossil Fuels, electricity generation, transport, manufacturing, industry and even … Continue reading Lights off on Sat Dez 8 th at 8 p.m.
Global Day of Action against Climate Change
Licht aus! Für unser Klima! Aktion setzt Zeichen für mehr Klimaschutz Am 8. Dezember wird um 20 Uhr für fünf Minuten das Licht abgedreht. Die drei großen österreichischen Umweltschutzorganisationen Greenpeace, WWF und GLOBAL 2000 rufen für Samstag, den 8. Dezember, gemeinsam mit Partnern zur symbolischen Klimaschutzaktion "Licht aus! Für unser Klima!" auf. Von 20 bis … Continue reading Global Day of Action against Climate Change
Korruption? Die gibt es auch in Österreich!
Corruption is a constant presence in the lives of people around the world. And poor families are hit hardest by demands for bribes. These are the unsettling results of the Global Corruption Barometer 2007, published by Transparency International (TI) on 6 December, ahead of International Anti-corruption Day. After five years of surveying the general public's … Continue reading Korruption? Die gibt es auch in Österreich!
Krampus and other companions of Saint Nicholas
The Companions of Saint Nicholas are a group of closely related figures who accompany St. Nicholas in many European traditions. The tradition is particularly strong amongst the Germanic peoples.Austrian (and Bavarian, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian) kids are looking forward to being visited on the 5th of December by red and black looking little devils called “Krampus” … Continue reading Krampus and other companions of Saint Nicholas
Deserted
the waste land embraced me. A vertigo took me back into a time 300 years ago. Just a short flashback. Dazzled I awake from this strange flashback. Some seconds bearing a whole life.
Mon Maroc
L'année 2007 , c'était l'année de mon voyage en Maroc. J'ai écrit plusieurs blogs sur le désert - et voilà aussi des photos: Visitez mon voyage en Maroc @ myspace comme ici sur 360 les albums ne marchent plus... J'espere bien que Yahoo nous accueillera aussi l'année prochaine mais en cas que 360 va s'effacer … Continue reading Mon Maroc
Tödliche Taser: Auch in Österreich bei Polizei in Verwendung!
In Kanada ist offenbar erneut ein Mann nach dem Einsatz von Elektroschock-Pistolen durch die Polizei gestorben. Der 36-Jährige Robert Knipstrom sei am Samstag in einem Krankenhaus in der Provinz British Columbia gestorben, teilte die Polizei am Sonntag mit. Erst im vergangenen Monat war ein 40-jähriger Pole gestorben, nachdem die kanadische Polizei ihn auf dem Flughafen … Continue reading Tödliche Taser: Auch in Österreich bei Polizei in Verwendung!
INDIA without return ticket?
Shall I really buy a return ticket, too, when booking my flight to INDIA???Finally it will become true: I'm flying to New Delhi in January!I'm looking forward to seeing my all my friends there...
Happy birthday!
Today 19 years ago my son was born grown up by now to a young man though I'm still feeling the little baby in my arms and the immense happiness which filled my heart by then and even now
Bara bröst? Ja do!
Barbusig oder nicht? Sollen Frauen das Recht haben, auch in der Halle oben ohne zu baden? Feministinnen in Schweden meinen: Ja. Schwedische Feministinnen kämpfen mit blanken Brüsten in Schwimmhallen und mittlerweile juristisch - für das Recht von Frauen auf Baden oben ohne. Frauen in mehreren schwedischen Städten waren in den vergangenen Wochen in Schwimmhallen mit … Continue reading Bara bröst? Ja do!
Dagmar Travner 