Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts

Thursday, February 26, 2009

What is an Aryan?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1155732/Valkyrie-stars-Tom-Cruise-plotter-tried-blow-Hitler-young-sister-brother-real-heroes-German-resistance.html

"In 2003, a public poll in Germany named Hans and Sophie the 4th most popular Germans, ahead of Einstein, Mozart and Bach."

'What is an Aryan?' with the sarcastic response: 'Blond like Hitler. Tall like Goebbels. Slim like Goering.' - Deutsche Jungenschaft 1.11


Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst of the White Rose Movement

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Entropa - With malice towards all

The Czech Republic commissioned an artwork to celebrate 6 months of its presidency of the European Union. While the work was expected to represent artists from all 27 EU member nations, as it turns out that the installation called Entropa was created by an all-Czech team of artists under the direction of David Černý.

Entropa plays on steretypes and pokes fun at one and all.


Austria as an energy powerhouse.

Belgium is a box of chocolates.


Bulgaria is represented as Turkish toilets.


Czech Republic is an electronic (LED) display quoting the President.

Denmark is a Lego-set.


France is a country on strike.


Finland is a hardwood floor.

Germany is crisscrossed by autobahns, in what some say a vaguely Swastika-like pattern.


Greece is a nation riddled with wildfire.

Hungary is a nuclear think-tank with ripe watermelons.

Ireland is a bagpipe.

Italy is just a large football ground.


Latvia is mountaneous country.

Luxembourg is a gold nugget on sale.


Malta is a rock with a dwarf elephant standing on it.

The Netherlands is submerged under water, with only some islamic minarets visible above the floodline.


Poland is shown as a pile of rubble, wherein some Catholic monks are erecting the gay flag, Iwo Jima style.


Portugal is a butcher's table with steak and colonial blood on it.

Romania is a Dracula-themed fun-park.


Spain is a large building site, in an obvious reference to its real-estate market.


Sweden is depicted as an IKEA ‘flat-pack’ cardboard box. But from a hole towards the bottom of the box, one can see a small piece from the Saab JAS-39 Gripen aircraft - a reference to the 2001 bribery scandal wherein Saab tried to sell 24 Gripen jets to Czech Republic with the help of UK-based BAE Systems.

The United Kingdom is represented by its conspicuous absence from the piece.

Click here to download the artists' concept document.

As you can see, I don't have photos/ descriptions of all the nations' representations. Therefore, if you have photos or information, I'd appreciate if you could share it here.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

VIDEO: Why Women Need Catalogs

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Monday, February 04, 2008

AUDIO: Ohrwurm

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The Germans, with their penchant for exactitude and efficiency, coin colorful words for expressing thoughts like no others.

Ohrwurm (ear worm) is a song that gets stuck in one's head, keeps playing on, and just doesn't go away. You've experienced it.

The Wise Guys song above is what can best be described as an ohrwurm sung by an ohrwurm about an ohrwurm. Confused? Listen to it, and you'll see what I mean.

Ich bin dein ohrwurm (I am your ohrwurm), it goes...

Enjoy!

Hallo, hallo, ich bin dein Ohrwurm, dein Ohrwurm,
hallo, hallo, ich bin dein Ohrwurm, dein Ohrwurm.

Ich summ den ganzen
Tag das immer gleiche Lied,
es sitzt in meinem
Kopf und geht nicht weg.
Hab alles ausprobiert,
damit es sich verzieht,
doch leider hat
das alles keinen Zweck.
Ich renne durch die Straßen,
konzentrier mich auf den Krach,
ich dröhne mir die
Ohren voll mit Beethoven und Bach,
die Fünfte Sinfonie
verklingt mit viel "Tata!",
mein Ohrwurm sagt,
"hallo, ich bin noch da!"

Hallo, hallo, ich bin dein Ohrwurm, dein Ohrwurm,
hallo, hallo, ich bin dein Ohrwurm, dein Ohrwurm.
Weil ich in deinen Ohren steck,
und ich geh hier nie mehr weg!

Ich geh jetzt tanzen,
vielleicht lenkt mich das ab.
Doch plötzlich gibt
es eine Schlägerei!
Die Gläser fliegen,
doch ich entkomme knapp
und lande schließlich bei der Polizei.

Meine Freundin holt mich ab
und zahlt die Kaution
Und fragt mich auf dem
Rückweg nur, wo ich ab morgen wohn.
Sie sagt: "Ich hab genug.
Ich verlasse dich!"
Mein Ohrwurm sagt:
"Was soll's? Du hast ja mich!"

Hallo, hallo, ich bin dein Ohrwurm, dein Ohrwurm,...
Ich bin zwar nicht grad virtuos,
doch du wirst mich nie mehr los!

Vier Uhr nachts, Freundin weg,
ich krieg kein Auge zu,
hab immer noch
das blöde Lied im Ohr.
Ich wälz mich hin und
her und finde keine Ruh
und komm mir langsam
ziemlich fertig vor.
Allmählich dreh ich durch!
Wenn ich nicht sofort schlafe,
dann bin ich morgen tot!
Ich zähle jetzt mal Schafe...
Es funktioniert.
Ich merke, dass ich müde werde.
Doch plötzlich singt
die ganze Herde:
Hallo, hallo, ich bin dein Ohrwurm, dein Ohrwurm,...
Ich bin ziemlich penetrant,
sonst wär ich nicht so bekannt!
Hello, hello, I am your Ohrwurm, your Ohrwurm,
Hello, hello, I am your Ohrwurm, your Ohrwurm.

I sing the whole day long
It's always the same song,
It is in my head
and does not go away.
Have tried everything
so it would leave
But unfortunately
it was all in vain.
I run through the streets,
I focus on the noise,
I drown my ears
in Beethoven and Bach,
The Fifth Symphony
which sounds a lot like "Tata!"
My Ohrwurm says,
"Hi, I am still here!"

Hello, hello, I am your Ohrwurm, your Ohrwurm,
Hello, hello, I am your Ohrwurm, your Ohrwurm.
Because I mostly in your ears,
and I never go away!

I go dancing now,
perhaps it'll distract me.
But suddenly
there is a brawl!
Glasses flying everywhere,
which I barely dodge
And finally land at the police.

My girlfriend picks me up
and pays the bail
And asks me on the way back,
just where I'll live from tomorrow.
She says: "I have enough.
I am leaving you!"
My Ohrwurm says,
"Who cares? You have me!"

Hello, hello, I am your Ohrwurm, your Ohrwurm, ...
I am by no degree virtuos,
but you will never get rid of me!

Four o'clock at night,
girlfriend away, I get no sleep,
And I still have
the stupid song in the ear.
I roll back and forth
and find no rest
Come to me and
do so fairly slowly.
Gradually filming me!
If I don't sleep immediately,
I am dead tomorrow!
I now count sheep ...
It works. I realize
that I am tired.
But suddenly the whole
herd starts singing:
Hello, hello, I am your Ohrwurm, your Ohrwurm, ...
I am quite persistent,
or else I would not be known as such!



Damn! Story of my life!

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Winter Images


Crossbill feeding on fir trees


Female Northern Cardinal on a Snowy Pine


Red Fox


Red Fox chasing a snack


Adelie Penguins in Hope Bay, Antarctica


Swimming Emperor Penguins, Antarctica


Polar Bear, Svalbard, Norway


All the Comforts of Home


Unexpected Guests, Polar Bears


Mount Thamserku, Nepal


Illinois Canyon, Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, USA


Icerbergs, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA


Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada


Big Thompson River, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA


Anchorage, Alaska, USA


South Tufa Grove, Mono Lake, California, USA


Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA


Hallstatt, Austria


Statuary Walk, Central Park, New York City, New York, USA


Central Park, New York City, New York


Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada


Mount Robson and Berg Lake, Canada


Staubbach Waterfall, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland


Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany


Denali National Park, Alaska, USA


Mount Rainier and Tipsoo Lake, Washington, USA


LaSalle County, Illinois, USA


Winter Haven, Germany


Icebreaking, Antarctica


Icebreaking, Antarctica


Antarctica


Antarctica


Eroded Iceberg in Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

This Small World

Sculptures, Easter Island, Chile

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Zulu huts, South Africa

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Pagoda, Bangkok, Thailand

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Waikkiki, Hawaii

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Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus), Mumbai (Bombay), India

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Monument Victor Emmanuel II, Rome, Italy

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Public Library, Vancouver, Canada

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Temples, Bali, Indonesia

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Theaterplatz, Dresde, Allemagne

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River Daiya, Nikko, Japan

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Machu Picchu, Peru

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Taipei, Taiwan

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Sultan's Palace, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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St. Basil Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

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Sisimiut, Groenland

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Ségovia, Espagne

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Palais National, Queluz, Portugal

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Navy Pier, Chicago IL, USA

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Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece

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Cathedral, Bariloche, Argetina

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Mosque and arch, Baghdad, Iraq

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Mar Saba Monastery, Judas Desert, Israel

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Skyline of Chicago IL, USA

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Fort of Jean, Limerick, Ireland

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Holy Ghost Chapel, Vilniou, Lithuania

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Port and cathedral, Msida, Malta

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Hallstatt, Autriche

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Grand Palace, Brussells, Belgium

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Gadi Sagar Temple, Jaisalmer, India

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Flatt's Harbor, Smith's Parish, Bermuda

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Monté Carlo, Monaco

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Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

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Skyline of Dallas TX, USA

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Pagodas, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)

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Port, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Cobras and pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt

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Buddha Park, Vientiane, Laos

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Skyline of Brisbane, Australia

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Bergen, Norway

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