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Helmut Schmidt turns 95

Helmut Schmidt turns 95

On the occasion on his 95th birthday (23. December 1918), German public television produced and televised a docudrama of the life of the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt.

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No Comments 24 December 2013

35 and Single: An Argentine Woman Documents One Big Question

35 and Single: An Argentine Woman Documents One Big Question

Paula Schargorodsky make this interesting 7-minute film about what it means to be a woman and 35 and still married. It will be very interesting to see her make another film like this in 30 years.

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No Comments 11 December 2013

The World remembers Nelson Mandela

The World remembers Nelson Mandela

Everybody seems to want to say good-bye to Nelson Mandela and participate in his sainthood. Here is a nice obituary from the New Yorker. .

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No Comments 7 December 2013

Adam Gopnik on JFK

Adam Gopnik on JFK

On the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination Adam Gopnik writes an amazingly insightful review of the event that endless conspiracy literature that it has spawned. You will understand better why the event has been such a fertile ground of conspiracy stories and why the American public never saw the presidency in the same way when details about strange connections between Kennedy and shady parts of American life came out.

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No Comments 22 November 2013

Building Meaning in a Secular Society

Building Meaning in a Secular Society

David Brooks attempts an interesting summary of Charles Taylor’s book “The Secular Society.” I have long felt that meaning does not require the existence of a God.

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No Comments 10 July 2013

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