by Pier Marton | Jul 23, 2013 | France, Humor, Music, Poet, Politics, Popular
(Use Google Translate on the side if needed) ___ TOUS DES ANARS!! โย Do not miss Trintignant reciting โ3 Poรจtes Libertaires: Desnos, Vian & Prรฉvertโ (below) โ A historical meeting of three friends who had much in common besides being the top French singers in the...
by Pier Marton | Jul 22, 2013 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Food, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Ideas, Media, Native, Now, Politics, Quotes, Racism, US, Women, Youth
The fundamental conclusion Iโve reached after 79 years and a lot of work is that life is lottery. I donโt buy this argument that people are self-made; our opportunities are presented to us โ how we resolve them, how we exploit them, how we respond to them are the...
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 | 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...