Movies, Drama
How much misfortunate do you need before you feel like life is just too hard and you rather be dead. Many years ago I had stomach flue and I felt so bad that I just wanted to be relieved of my misery. Cowered in bed with excruciating pain, I exclaimed. “God, please let me die.”Life is not for Wimps (Das Leben ist nichts für Feiglinge)
Humor, Situations
Citizens of Berlin, citizens of Germany! I am proud to come to this city as the guest of your distinguished mayor, who has come to symbolize throughout the world the party spirit of Berlin. Where is he? Klaus, my man! Really looking forward to our little soiree a little later today.Obama’s Alternative Berlin Speech
Music, Pop
This may be the most beautiful song of Jeff Buckley.Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah”
Movies, Drama
Nelson Mandela’s story from political prisoner to President of South Africa is an amazing story. Invictus tries to show how he used the almost all white South African rugby team to help unify the country by having the majority of black South Africans rout for the national rugby they previously despised because they symbolize their oppressors.Invictus
Music, Pop
I discovered Nick Drake today and I am smitten by his soft voice. He died too young (wikipedia) at only 26. Click on “Continue Reading” to see two of his songs that became most famous in the past decades.Nick Drake: “Riverman” and “Place to Be”
Music, Pop
I am becoming ever more impressed with the Danes. They are only 5.5 million but come up with amazingly creative stuff. This year they won the 2013 Eurovision contest.Denmark Rules the 2013 Eurovision contest
Angelie Jolie is always good for a surprise and publicity. This one is a for a good cause. She writes: I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer. Click on “continue reading” to see her full piece in the NY Times.
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