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Feb 18, 2026 at 14:03 362

The œuvre of Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) builds a bridge between Impressionism (German article) and abstraction. The French painter is one of the pioneers of modern art. Pablo Picasso went as far as to call him “the father of us all” (“notre père à nous tous”), as the curator Ulf Küster and the museum director Sam Keller note in the foreword to the 2026 Fondation Beyeler...

Feb 08, 2026 at 19:56 The LDP of Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi wins an absolute majority in the Lower House snap electio...

Last year, the peace promoting Komeito, a party affiliated with the Soka Gakkai religious movement, ended its long-time coalition...

Feb 03, 2026 at 14:56 Dresden Rüstkammer: The Firearms Gallery in the Long Corridor

The Dresden Residenzschloss (castle or Royal Palace) hosts many treasures, including the world famous jewelry collection of the...

Jan 22, 2026 at 20:15 What says “Project 2025” regarding Greenland?

Greenland is only mentioned twice in the famous publication entitled Project 2025. Presidential Transition Project aka Mandate...

Dec 20, 2019 at 19:36 2086

The House of Commons approves the Boris Brexit deal

The opposition could have toppled PM Boris Johnson when he was the head of a minority government. The opposition could have...

Dec 16, 2019 at 10:37 3454

Daniil Trifonov: Destination Rachmaninov — Departure

For me, the best classical music recording of the past two years is Daniil Trifonov’s Destination Rachmaninov — ...

Dec 13, 2019 at 09:39 1818

Boris Johnson wins while Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson step down

People make mistakes. Intelligent people learn from their mistakes. Stupid people make the same mistakes again and again. The...

Dec 11, 2019 at 11:05 1321

Vote tactical and — wherever it makes sense — Lib Dem

If you don’t vote, don’t complain afterwards! Vote tactical and wherever it makes sense Lib Dem. The Lib Dems stand...

Dec 08, 2019 at 14:54 2691

The self-destruction of the German Social-Democrats

After roughly 14 months in office, the rhetorically embarassing first female leader of the German Social-Democrats (SPD), Andrea...

Nov 02, 2019 at 14:29 2658

Netanyahu should have been forced out of office a long time ago

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have been forced out of office a long time ago. Over his many years in...

Oct 29, 2019 at 17:58 2949

Fernández and Kirchner won the presidential election together

With the crucial help of the former president Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (*1953) as his vice-presidential...

Oct 24, 2019 at 16:50 3856

Philippe Jaroussky: a career spanning twenty years already

The career of my favorite (classical music) singer Philippe Jaroussky is already spanning twenty years. The French countertenor...

Oct 07, 2019 at 20:08 1935

Prime Minister Costa is the winner of the Portuguese legislative election

On October 6, 2019 some 9.34 million registered Portugese voters were asked to elect their new parliament. Voter turnout reached...

Oct 03, 2019 at 16:12 1522

An unconvincing Brexit proposal by Johnson rejected by the opposition

On October 2, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally presented his first draw of a Brexit deal. Today, he defended his plan in...

Oct 02, 2019 at 16:55 1897

A funny but thin Conservatives conference speech by Boris Johnson

Today, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a funny, but thin speech at the Conservatives conference in Manchester. He...

Oct 01, 2019 at 16:26 4548

The newly designed Hélène Darroze at The Connaught restaurant opened today

The newly designed Hélène Darroze at The Connaught restaurant opened today (October 1, 2019). The space was re-imagined space...

Sep 05, 2019 at 16:14 2142

Cabinet Conte II forced to deliver — otherwise Salvini will come to power

The new Italian government has been sworn in today by President Mattarella. The old is also the new prime minister: Giuseppe...

Sep 03, 2019 at 23:42 1328

The House of Commons voted 328 to 301 to take control of the agenda

A few minutes ago, the government of Boris Johnson was defeated. The House of Commons voted 328 to 301 to take control of the...

Sep 03, 2019 at 20:32 1863

Boris Johnson has no longer a majority in the House of Commons

With today’s defection of the Tory MP Phillip Lee to the Liberal Democrats, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no...

Sep 02, 2019 at 18:38 2066

In Brandenburg, the coalition of SPD and The Left voted out, AfD on the rise

In the 2019 Brandenburg state election, the coalition of SPD and The Left was voted out, the populist, right-wing AfD is on the...

Sep 02, 2019 at 16:27 2029

The coalition of CDU and SPD in Saxony lost the majority

On Sunday, September 1, in the regional election in Saxony, the coalition of CDU and SPD lost the majority. 66.6% of the 3.287568...

Aug 30, 2019 at 22:26 2455

Christian Thielemann: The Orchestral Recordings on Deutsche Grammophone

In 2003, I first heard Christian Thielemann live conducting Wagner during his term as Generalmusikdirektor at Deutsche Oper...

Aug 30, 2019 at 17:08 2948

The Ottoman Empire

A book review of Colin Imber’s third edition of The Ottoman Empire (Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr) has first to note that this book was first published in 2002 and...

Aug 26, 2019 at 17:30 2072

Trump might trigger a recession and sabotage his own reelection

Dear Republicans, what has happened to the party of free trade and fiscal discipline? Where are the Tea Party people? Trump might...

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