Category: Feature
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Did I Say Something Wrong?
A Trapped Artist Inside Dealing with bureaucrats with artistic pretensions is a balancing act. On the one hand they crave the hell with life mentality of Fassbinder, the go your own path of a Bowie, the respectability of Nolan mingled with the steady monthly salary of a state tax officer. Nowhere do I see […]
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A Healthy Start 2019
Do not think of Champagne as alcohol. Champagne can be a part of a healthy breakfast on January 1st. Vitamin C + Optimism is a way to start the New Year. Instead of a hangover remedy after December 31st. Traditionally, I start the year with a Mimosa in the morning. Why? Because a bright cocktail […]
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2019 Happy New Year
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Champagne Kraut
GLAM UP A Simple Dish Traveling around Southern Germany from picturesque Christmas Market to market with friends, sampling stalls. It’s always a pleasure to have a glass of Gluwien with a Franconia Sausage. There is a another culinary pleasure, the German staple, Sauerkraut. A simple cabbage dish served for dinner cooked with onions, caraway seeds, […]
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Berlinale 2019 Preview
The 69thBerlinale is shaping up. French Academy Award winning actress Juliette Binoche heads the festival jury starting February 7th2019. Danish director Lone Scherfigs “The Kindness of Strangers” opens the winter cinema event. According to the press film’s release, the ensemble work stars Zoe Kazan and Bill Nighy as a group living in New York. Lone, […]
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Coming Soon in 2019
The first part of 2019 is busy as busy can get for us. There are so many events: First, Pitti Uomo in Florence, The great menswear show for mens style. Then, Milan Fashion Week Men, Paris Fashion Week Men in January are on the agenda. February kicks off with show business glamour. The 69th Berlinale […]
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A Denial State of Affairs
There is a visceral disapproval to Donald Trump on the world stage. The US President gets people in emotional state. Whenever I meet friends the is a comment about his policy or what he says. The man in the White House is a piece of work, an entitled vestige of the upper one percent class […]
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Chat Cinema-Awards Season
Black and Paper presents Chat Cinema. A podcast involving everything cinema featuring diverse opinions on awards, stars, filmmakers, film history, festivals, and books. Sponsored by Beyerdynamic The inspiration behind this project was the need to get more voices heard in regards to the cinema world. I know so many diverse cinephiles, I decided to […]
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Montmartre Stroll
Just walk, enjoy. Montmartre is the romantic Parisian neighborhood on the hill with many local establishments, but what I like are the food stores. The display of goodies of all kinds are heavenly! For me, a casual stroll turns into a wonderland of food spotting, “gastronomic inspiration” through a window S’il vous plait? What is […]
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The Yellow Vests, Paris
There is always a protest in Paris. Many times while I was in capital something stopped because of industrial action. Protesting is a part of the culture, a counter balance to the power structure. The Yellow Vest protest in Paris and throughout France is movement against a new gas tax from Macron. I stood in […]