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An European Vacation / 17 – Two Museums in Strasbourg

Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

I will start by mentioning the museum that we did not get to see, although we very much wanted to. It’s the Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporain which was recommended to us by knowledgeable friends.  Unfortunately the time was too … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 16 – The Notre Dame Cathedral in Strabourg

Posted on November 16, 2010 by admin

The Notre Dame cathedral in Strasbourg is one of the two poles of attraction of the city of Strasbourg. Beyond being one of the most beautiful religious monuments in Europe its history is deeply related as in the case of … Continue reading →

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Yoav Kutner Tells the Beatles Story

Posted on November 15, 2010 by admin

I was last week in Beijing for the IETF meeting, and after an intense week of work as all IETF meeting weeks are and one day spent on airplanes and airports I landed in Israel late on Saturday night (or … Continue reading →

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Carte: Cristian Teodorescu – Medgidia, orasul de apoi

Posted on November 14, 2010 by admin

Lectura cartii lui Cristian Teodorescu ‘Medgidia, orasul de apoi’ mi-a adus imediat in minte ‘Cartea soaptelor’ a lui Varujan Vosganian. Cele doua carti aparute in ultimul an au multe elemente comune. Ambele sunt intitulate ‘romane’ dar structurile lor epice sunt … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Codrescu – Ghid Dada pentru postumani

Posted on November 1, 2010 by admin

Acum un an cand televiziunile erau invadate de emisiuni ocazionate de implinirea a 20 de ani de la caderea Zidului si prabusirea regimurilor comuniste din Europa de Est, am vazut printre altele documentarul regizorului veteran Leslie Woodhead intitulat How the … Continue reading →

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Dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Tel Aviv

Posted on October 31, 2010 by admin

I know Alvin Ailey’s company for a very long time. It was this company and choreographer and the one of another great artist Alwin Nikolais and his ‘Nikolais Dance Theater’ who came in tours in Romania at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Jazz: Warren Vache in Tel Aviv

Posted on October 30, 2010 by admin

The new season of the Hot Jazz series at the Tel Aviv Art Museum has a larger (eight concerts) and more ambitious and more promising program this year. If we are to judge after the first concert last night, it … Continue reading →

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Bring ‘FlashForward’ Back!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by admin

It’s for the second time that one of my favorite science-fiction series is canceled after the first season. Luckily it happens once every 15 years. Last time it was Earth 2, a space travel saga on an alternate Earth world … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 15 – Strasbourg, in the Streets and from the Water

Posted on October 28, 2010 by admin

By the end of the 5th day of our vacation we had reached Strasbourg. This was the first stop in the trip where we decided to stay two nights, with one day in-between fully dedicated to visiting the city. The … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Oisteanu – Narcotice in cultura romana

Posted on October 25, 2010 by admin

In spatele titlurilor unora dintre cartile lui Andrei Oisteanu nu se afla exact ceea ce s-ar putea astepta cititorul. De exemplu Imaginea evreului in cultura romana ascunde o adevarata istorie a antisemitismului romanesc, nu numai a celui cultural, probabil cel … Continue reading →

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