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Dr. Frederick Sweet (a mensch): 1938 – 2013

by Pier Marton | Mar 12, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Politics, Shoah, STL, Wars, Women

For Justice: Anybody who ever came in contact with Fred knows how willing he was to unmask the dark side of the medical field* and to fight for the underdog, In parallel to his jumping in the water more than once to save capsized strangers, he had gone out of his way...

Michel Vaujour: Maître Zen Pour Survivre (Zen Master To Survive)

by Pier Marton | Feb 24, 2013 | Books, Care, Death, Doc, France, Human Rights, Mystery, NON, Teach

Dans son cœur et dans la chair… /In his heart, in his flesh… Cité par lui: On mesure la richesse de l’homme à ce dont ‘il peut se passer. Quoted by him: One measures the richness of a human being through what he/she can live without. Comme si tous les mots, les images...

Shlomi Eldar – the Maker of “Precious Life”: The Tears of a Reporter

by Pier Marton | Jan 31, 2013 | Care, Death, Film, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Media, Middle-East, Politics, Wars

Clips Below. Shlomi Eldar on Al-Monitor Israeli news broadcasters don’t cry Shlomi Eldar reflects on the live television report that profoundly changed the way he sees the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Ayelett Shani Published in Haaretz – 19.01.13 As a commentator,...

Amazing Grace in Budapest

by Pier Marton | Jan 10, 2013 | Care, Humor, Magyar, Music, Spectacle, Theater

Bolyki Balázs, frónt ember (a Bolyki Soul & Gospel Kórus) Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see. Shout, shout for glory, Shout, shout aloud for glory; Brother, sister, mourner,...

Think Turkey Think

by Pier Marton | Nov 22, 2012 | Care, Eco, Food, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Sci/Nat

Previously posted a year ago… This is the time again for “My Life as a Turkey.” Excerpts: More: The full episode on the web. Can be viewed also on the mobile app “PBS.” Joe Hutto’s book Larry David’s Memories of Thanksgiving Maybe time to revisit also such as previous...

The Other Son – Le Fils de l’Autre

by Pier Marton | Nov 7, 2012 | Antisemitism, Care, France, Human Rights, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Middle-East, Review

Lorraine Lévy: I wanted to make a film about openings and hope/Je voulais faire un film d’ouverture, un film d’espoir. My review: I too could say “provocative and moving” as other critics have said, but I would rather not. Sometimes life takes a shape that does not...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus