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May 17, 2026 at 20:21 2745

Helen Frankenthaler at Kunstmuseum Basel

We live in the age of gender studies, in which too many art historians and curators attempt to “discover”, “rediscover”, or “reassess” seemingly forgotten or overlooked female artists. In many cases, these female artists are rightly overshadowed by better male artists—not because men are better artists, but simply because there were so many more male artists than female...

Apr 14, 2026 at 17:50 Bye, bye Orbán! Péter Magyar and his Tisza party win a two-thirds majority in the 2026 Hungarian par...

Bye, bye Orban! Péter Magyar (*1981) and his oppositional Tisza party win a two-thirds majority in the 2026 Hungarian...

Apr 06, 2026 at 19:15 Gustave Courbet: realist and rebel

The French painter Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), born into a wealthy farming family in a provincial town, revolutionized the pictorial language of 19th-century art by making the visual reality of his time the...

Apr 05, 2026 at 16:02 Félicien Rops: Laboratory of Lust

Even in today’s sexualized world, the erotic and pornographic works of the master of Belgian Symbolism, Félicien Rops (1833–1898), have the power to lure audiences out of their comfort zones. They...

Apr 21, 2019 at 20:31 2411

The comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won the presidential election in Ukraine

A national exit poll shows that the comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won the presidential election in Ukraine. In the second...

Apr 10, 2019 at 15:49 2323

Bibi did it again

On April 9 some 6.34 million voters were asked to cast their vote in the 2019 Israeli legislative election. Voter turnout reached 67.9% (in 2015: 71.8%). With roughly 97% of the votes...

Apr 03, 2019 at 20:48 2248

The Turkish opposition is alive

Surprise, surprise. The Turkish opposition is alive. If President Erdogan should really lose the capital Ankara AND his hometurf city of Istanbul, it could signal the beginning of his...

Apr 02, 2019 at 15:26 10051

A history of The Connaught

The history of The Connaught begins in 1815: Napoleon was definitively defeated and George III was King (1760-1820) of the ever more powerful British Empire. My first stay at the London...

Mar 29, 2019 at 16:22 1725

May’s deal rejected by 344 votes to 286

Just a few minutes ago, the House of Commons rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement, negotiated...

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:14 1437

The hard Brexiteers look weak

The hard Brexiters aka Brexiteers suddenly look weak. Leading Leave supporters such as Boris Johnson changed their view regarding PM Theresa May’s deal and regard it now as the...

Mar 27, 2019 at 23:51 1315

The House of Commons rejected all 8 motions of the evening

Today, March 27, 2019 the House of Commons had the chance to agree on a way forward regarding the Brexit mess. The MPs voted down...

Mar 25, 2019 at 23:15 1258

The House of Commons takes control over Brexit

The government was defeated by 329 votes to 302 on a cross-party amendment. MPs are now trying find a majority for a Brexit...

Mar 21, 2019 at 21:38 1571

Common sense should tell Theresa May to revoke Article 50

Common sense should tell Theresa May to make the best, reasonable choice: revoke Article 50. In December 2018, the European Court...

Mar 21, 2019 at 18:37 1413

Remain is in the best interest of the British

What does a UK politician have to focus on first? To act in the best interest of the country’s citizens. Currently, Remain...

Mar 17, 2019 at 20:17 2048

Gantz claims that Netanyahu took a $4.5 million bribe from thyssenkrupp

[Update added on March 18, 2019 at 02:54 Ukrainian time: Sunday in Haifa, Benny Gantz indeed called for a state commission of...

Mar 14, 2019 at 20:24 1286

Brexit delay votes under way. 10 amendements to the motion to be voted on.

Added at 18:24 Berlin time: Independent Group MP Sarah Wollaston’s amendment, which called for an extension of Article 50...

Mar 13, 2019 at 23:21 1311

No-deal aka hard Brexit is not off the table

Despite two House of Commons votes today, a no-deal aka hard Brexit is not off the table. The House of Commons first passed a no...

Mar 13, 2019 at 03:29 1265

Corbyn is demanding a general election but not a second referendum

After Prime Mister Theresa May’s Deal was voted down once again by parliament on March 12, the leader of the opposition,...

Mar 12, 2019 at 20:10 1309

May’s Brexit deal has no chance to pass

[Update at 21:38 Ukrainian time: May’s Deal has been rejected once again, this time with 391 to 242 votes]. Theresa...

Mar 12, 2019 at 01:57 2664

Israel’s Minister of Culture Miri Regev

Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev (*1965) has been described as a cultural warrior, Trump in high heels,...

Mar 11, 2019 at 20:39 2612

Netanyahu has moved Israel to the far-right

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved Israel to the far-right. Another proof of this fact: his feud with the...

Mar 08, 2019 at 14:40 1740

The Global Art Market Report 2019

The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2019 shows that, in 2018, the word’s art market reached its second highest level in a decade, amidst further consolidation at the top...