Humor | Pier Marton

Hedda Bolgar (102): “I am too busy to die”

by Pier Marton | Oct 1, 2011 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Eco, Health, History, Humor, Magyar, Popular, Women

[Update: Hedda Bolgar dies at 103] An earlier story by Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times. Appears in the documentary “The Beauty of Aging” (trailer below) Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)...

My 100 Year Old Active Friend (on Skype)

by Pier Marton | Sep 20, 2011 | Ego, Hispanic, History, Humor, Jewish, Magyar, Now, Shoah

Who either says he is “surprising well,” or “still alive.” He is one of only two people alive today (both “Bandi”) who knew my grandmother, the one that was gased at Auschwitz. This is a tribute by a relative of his. Today he...

Israeli Commercial “In” Iran

by Pier Marton | Sep 18, 2011 | Antisemitism, Future Tech, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Media, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Spectacle, Travel, Wars

Merci Nadine. Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

SLIFF BUZZ ’11: Gainsbourg (the film) by Sfar

by Pier Marton | Sep 14, 2011 | Death, Film, France, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Juif, Music, Poet, Politics, Racism, Shoah, STL, Wars

(older review of mine) Besides the homage to Gainsbourg’s musical talents, this film about one of France most famous singers is, as it should be, made by a connoisseur, a (multi-talented) French Jew, Joann Sfar, who understands what stands behind...

To Catch a Dollar: (Nobel Peace Prize) Muhammad Yunus Banks on America

by Pier Marton | Sep 14, 2011 | Afri, Asia, Care, Doc, Eco, Food, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Politics, Women

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Criminal Language: “Roadkill/Collateral Damage/Trash”

by Pier Marton | Aug 25, 2011 | Afri, Antisemitism, Art, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Ego, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Juif, Media, Middle-East, Now, Objects, Politics, Quotes, Roma, Shoah, Spectacle, Theater, Wars, Women

For more about escaping language/words: the Dictionary of Imploded Meanings. If you think the system is working, ask someone who isn’t or who was stopped “dead in his tracks.” An excerpt from Beyond Belief (Against the Weapons of Mass Distraction):...