by Pier Marton | Nov 14, 2013 | Afri, Antisemitism, Art, Death, Doc, Eco, France, Future Tech, Games, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Media, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, Sci/Nat, Shoah, Software, STL, Time, Video, Women, World
Amongst 350 films at the St. Louis International Film Festival, there are of course a great many more… below is a short selection of some seen and some unseen (guesses) films I would recommend. I will post others (after the festival during which I was...
by Pier Marton | Oct 31, 2013 | Antisemitism, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Middle-East, Music, Politics, Racism, Roma, Shoah, Theater, Time
Addendum: Dec. 11, 2013 A letter to The Guardian by Andras Schiff, the Hungarian-born British classical pianist: Hungarians Must Face Their Nazi Past, Not Venerate ItAddendum: Nov. 3, 2013 HU – ES – EN – DE – FR From the New York Times An Opera...
by Pier Marton | Oct 31, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Doc, Health, History, Humor, Jewish, Middle-East, Music, Mystery, Peace, Poet, Sci/Nat, Time, Women
The World’s Oldest Pianist/Optimist – and Holocaust Survivor – has just died on Sunday Feb. 23 2014 – (she was trailing by 8 months, Dr. Alex Imich, who at 111 is the second oldest second-oldest verified living person in the world) A very...
by Pier Marton | Oct 29, 2013 | Antisemitism, Art, Ideas, Jewish, Middle-East, Music, NON, Politics, Popular, Shoah, Spectacle, Youth
I am what I am, it is what it is. Fuck you. Lou Reed (in 2013): 1942-2013 RED SHIRLEY (Shulamit Rabinowitz) by LOU REED AND RALPH GIBSON (the great photographer) – dedicated to Rostowicz, a 1000 year old Jewish town wiped out by the Nazis. From Haaretz Lou Reed,...
by Pier Marton | Jun 24, 2013 | Antisemitism, History, Humor, Jewish, Media, Racism, Spectacle
Forwarded to me this morning by A.W., currently 102 years old and a friend of my family, one of three people still alive that knew my grand-mother – she was gassed in Auschwitz (as reported by an eyewitness who saw her standing in the “wrong line”)...
by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2013 | Antisemitism, Jewish, Middle-East
An Israeli commercial with James Gandolfini: Tight-rope walking? After borrowing $200,000 from Hesh and then conveniently ignoring the fact that he owes him the money, Hesh applies mild pressure on Tony to repay the loan, Tony teasingly – and insultingly – makes one...