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Lars von Trier’s Melancholia might be a uniquely bleak film. Even for a director who is well known for offering dark and disturbing pictures of humanity, Melancholia expresses a special sort of hopelessness. The film begins with a series of strange, surreal tableaux shot in extreme slow motion. The musical accompaniment is the Tristan und Isolde Prelude. (more…)
John Opie, „Boadicea hält den Briten eine Predigt“; vor 1807
John Opie, „Boadicea hält den Briten eine Predigt“; vor 1807
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Übersetzt von Deep Roots
English original here
Zur Zeit, da dies geschrieben wird, wird Emma West in Haft gehalten und wartet auf einen weiteren Auftritt vor Gericht. Im Gefolge ihrer weithin publizierten Polemik gegen die Einwanderung ist sie der verschärften, vorsätzlichen, rassisch-religiösen Unruhestiftung angeklagt worden. Falls sie für schuldig befunden wird, droht ihr ein Höchsturteil von zwei Jahren Gefängnis. (more…)
John Opie, “Boadicea Haranguing The Britons,” before 1807
John Opie, “Boadicea Haranguing The Britons,” before 1807
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German translation here
At the time of writing, Emma West is being held in custody awaiting a further court appearance. Following her well-publicized anti-immigration polemic she has been accused of committing racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment. If she is found guilty she will face a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment. (more…)
Arno Breker, “Orpheus and Eurydice”
Arno Breker, “Orpheus and Eurydice”
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Translations: French, Portuguese
An interregnum is a time of ultimate possibility. Poised as we are between the end of the old European culture and the possibility of a new, reborn, European culture it is useful to give some thought to the direction that our new culture should take. (more…)
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Through the 1990s, Ian Read’s band Fire & Ice articulated perhaps the clearest expression of pagan European sensibility yet achieved in musical form. Over the course of six albums, a dark Traditionalist view of Europe as a place of magical lore and warrior values emerged. (more…)
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a triumph of intelligent film making. The plot is interesting and well executed, the direction is fast paced and engaging without being too heavy handed, and the apes are brought to life with astonishing realism. In fact, the brilliance of the apes’ characterization, largely due to the presence of the “performance capture” actor Andy Serkis, is so compelling that the best parts of the film center on the apes’ captivity and the way in which they interact with each other. (more…)
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Much of the analysis and commentary concerning the recent English riots has been concerned with whether or not race is a relevant, or even a determining, factor. (more…)