by Pier Marton | Jul 17, 2013 | Afri, Death, Human Rights, Humor, Media, Music, Politics, Popular, Racism, Spectacle, US
John Oliverโs segment on The Daily Show was called: โWait: What? How could you possiblyโฆ Youโve got to be kidโฆ There is no wayโฆ I canโtโฆ Oh My Godโ โ and โAcquitted Development.โ Obama: โIt could have been me.โ Lester Chambers of the Chambers Brothers: A Slate article...
by Pier Marton | Jul 13, 2013 | Film, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, Site, STL, Wars, Women
[This review, on purpose, tries NOT to reveal much from the plot] From tolerance through empathy, compassion and understandingโฆ a lot of (liberal) words are used to allow โthe other sideโ to remain โotherโ; the question, though, behind this filmโs urgency is whether...
by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2013 | Antisemitism, France, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Popular, Racism, STL
This day in Jewish history / Paris is burningโฆTalmuds An apostate Jew started the process that led to a bonfire consuming 24 wagons piled with copies of the multi-volume work. By David B. Green (in Haaretz) June 17, 1242, is the day that, at the orders of both the...
by Pier Marton | May 23, 2013 | Antisemitism, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Racism
Par lโimportant historien et rรฉalisateur, Michaรซl Prazan โ ENCORE pendant cinq jours sur le site de France 3 (si vous vous trouvez ร lโรฉtranger, vous pouvez le voir grรขce ร des logiciels VPN comme Netshade). Un film qui dรฉrange. Il y a bien sรปr les questions brรปlantes...
by Pier Marton | May 12, 2013 | Afri, Death, Highlights, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Idรฉes, Music, Politics, Popular, Racism
The talented Cyril Effala dies in Yaoundรฉ at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. More songs (Le laboureur, Nuits Perdues, Ashuka Ngongoli, Saint Pierre) are available on this MySpace page. May someone produce a compilation CD! Thanks to my friend Jay Lou, I have one...
by Pier Marton | May 4, 2013 | Afri, Art, Asia, Highlights, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Music, Politics, Popular, Quotes, Sound, Travel
The multi-talented world hero, musician & ethnomusicologist. If you are not living on the edge, youโre taking too much room. B.B. He used to quote Sun Ra: The planet is asleep, and itโs the fault of musicians who are not true to themselves. [Ed.: I would add that...