In the early months of my arrival in New York in the late 60s, I learned that a college friend, Parker, whom I hadn’t seen in a few years, a conga drummer in a jazz group, was playing at a club up in Harlem. Still in my delusional stage as a writer collecting life experiences, …
There is really no way to do a list of my favorite albums with any rationality. I do only have about 2,500 vinyls. There is a possibility there. I’ll look through the albums and pull together a list of those I have re-bought or am in the process of re-buying on CD. I have little …
My righteous dictatorship in Britain was in full bloom: I was an unrelenting, visionary and hard-working empress, I restored law and order, put the British nation back into line, and started a European war in order to kill Steve Bannon, who was working on a world conspiracy here. My vest as the highest military commander …
I had come to the big city to serve an apprenticeship in life – and fill the void of experience I lacked- so that I might have something to write about. I was ready to suffer for my art, but not too much. Little did I know the depths to which I would sink. My …
The TX9000 understood that it wasn’t possible for its feelings to be real. Any sense of happiness, revenge, or even jealously was a creation of the Tyrell Corporation using the most advanced AI technology known. Whatever was “felt” within its hardware was merely a programmer’s description of a human emotion. Nevertheless, this programmed emotional responses …
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu was born in Mexico City in 1965. He is now considered as a remarkable director that delivers passionate cinema, impressive productions and extremely enlightening stories. He focuses on deafening dialogues, overwhelming atmospheres and onslaught violence. Iñárritu possesses a unique seal that delivers the mastery of the brightest and …
All societies have their points of least resistance, their wounds. Put your finger on the wound, and press down hard. Michel Houellebecq, To Stay Alive The adolescent years are crucial for the development of your spiritual and intellectual lineage, and your future track along it. You are and will always remain what you read and …
I still remember with fervent sadness the day that David Bowie left this world. The man who always created and looked for constant innovation, an artist in all the meaning and extension of the word, the man who expanded his catalogue and his music like no other one has done before. I find it very difficult …
‘Lodger’ is the final album in the Bowie/Eno trilogy of Berlin albums starting with Low (1977) and Heroes (1977). Each of them heavily is influenced by the zeitgeist of (West-) Berlin, whereas title and cover of Lodger are a direct reference to Roman Polanski’s movie ‘The Tenant’ from 1976. West Berlin’s underground scene was burgeoning with …
I have seen many films that deal with drug addiction; among them memorable films like ‘Requiem For a Dream’ or ‘Trainspotting’ have to be highlighted. However, I was blown away when I discovered this shocking and propulsive movie. The perspective that this film takes on the issue of drug addiction is totally different from everything …
