Category Archives: thoughts

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Posted on 2023/03/20 by artnexus

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Why isn’t this considered torture?

Posted on 2011/06/05 by artnexus

I’ve written several times here about the case of Troy Davis. I believe the first time was in 2007, when a date for his execution had been set and his supporters and advocates worked hard to stop this. I read … Continue reading →

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Justice? What justice?

Posted on 2010/12/07 by artnexus

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks who has been on Interpol’s Most Wanted list after Sweden officially authorized this, went to a central London police station this Tuesday by prior agreement with the authorities. After he stated that he would resist … Continue reading →

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Boycott Amazon!

Posted on 2010/12/03 by artnexus

As Glenn Greenwald noted in salon.com, censorship is a fact of life in China, and access to the WikiLeaks site with its recently published US diplomatic cables is simply blocked. The United States, on the other hand, proudly claims to … Continue reading →

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Fear and hate

Posted on 2010/10/21 by artnexus

I was wearing purple yesterday, in honor of the teenagers and young adults who committed suicide recently because they were gay — or thought to be gay. Their lives had become unbearable; relentless bullying, merciless humiliation at high school and … Continue reading →

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Resurgence

Posted on 2010/10/02 by artnexus

After a lengthy hiatus, I’m finally back at the keyboard. The plan was to focus on a few topics, or even just one — photography, for example. But there’s no way I can pull this off, I’m interested in too … Continue reading →

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A for Avoid

Posted on 2010/05/20 by artnexus

I had wanted to vent my feelings about this particularly annoying movie subcategory for a while now, but never got around to it. However, after watching Hard Candy a few nights ago, I’ve had it. Enough is enough. I group … Continue reading →

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A chance for Troy Davis

Posted on 2010/04/29 by artnexus

Can you imagine to be in prison for over 18 years, for a crime you didn’t commit? Facing a definitive date of execution not once, but three times, only to be granted a last-minute stay allowing your lawyers to file … Continue reading →

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Business as usual

Posted on 2010/04/11 by artnexus

WikiLeaks, the whistleblower site, does what one would expect from any serious news source: expose cover-ups and lies, dig for the truth. In the days of CNN and Fox News, however, this has become so extraordinary and uncommon that the … Continue reading →

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Time Warp

Posted on 2010/03/10 by artnexus

Do you remember the movie Groundhog Day? Bill Murray wakes up to the same morning of the same day, again and again. Time doesn’t move forward, the calendar doesn’t change, he’s stuck and has to live through February 2 over … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season…

Posted on 2009/12/20 by artnexus

… actually, it’s about “the season” long past, the way I remember it when I grew up in Germany. Not all that many years after WW II, when people didn’t have much money, when there wasn’t much to buy even … Continue reading →

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Movies to watch: 5. Synecdoche, New York

Posted on 2009/12/10 by artnexus

Rarely if ever have I seen a film that displays so much beauty because it shows the truth — the one with a capital T. Whoever reads this needs to agree with me that Truth is always beautiful, that it … Continue reading →

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The artist as impartial witness: Otto Dix

Posted on 2009/12/03 by artnexus

I have a stack of about twenty issues of the German art magazine art, most of them from the early nineties. Gorgeous reproductions, well-written articles, and interesting subject matter keep these magazines relevant and informative; every once in a while … Continue reading →

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Leader of Rwanda militia arrested in Germany

Posted on 2009/11/18 by artnexus

Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni, the leader and deputy leader respectively of the Hutu militia known as “Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda” (FDLR), were arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed this … Continue reading →

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Do not kill

Posted on 2009/11/15 by artnexus

Not so long ago, a friend told me that she’d go hunting over the weekend. Upon my shocked reaction, she assured me that she wouldn’t shoot any animals herself (leaving that to her hunting companion), but she does appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Movies to watch: 4. Kontroll

Posted on 2009/11/12 by artnexus

This was a total bull’s-eye shot in the dark. I didn’t know anything about this movie, or about other Hungarian films for that matter, but writer-director Nimród Antal’s feature debut Kontroll, shot entirely in Budapest’s subway system, kept me spellbound. … Continue reading →

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Darwin — a hot potato?

Posted on 2009/11/10 by artnexus

Somebody pinch me, please — surely, I must be dreaming. According to the British Telegraph, a recent film about Charles Darwin (Creation, chosen to open the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September) didn’t find an American distributor because — … Continue reading →

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A rare event in world history

Posted on 2009/11/05 by artnexus

This coming Monday, November 9, marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A rare event because it it was carried by happiness and joy; a peaceful event. Something happened that most people in East- and West-Germany … Continue reading →

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Movies to watch: 3. My Blueberry Nights

Posted on 2009/11/05 by artnexus

I’m a great fan of Wong Kar Wai, and the fact that some critics trashed My Blueberry Nights made me a bit nervous. But not to worry: while it is not my favorite (that’s Fallen Angels), it stands way above … Continue reading →

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Movies to watch: 2. Slim Susie (Smala Sussie)

Posted on 2009/11/01 by artnexus

This is a witty, fast-paced, quirky dark comedy from Sweden, directed by Ulf Malmros. Erik (Jonas Rimeika), who had escaped the monotony and oppression of his provincial home town by moving to Stockholm a few years back, returns to look … Continue reading →

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