I. June 2011 Most stories with a beginning and an end have a middle, but not this one. It’s about two people who began with an ending, or two people whose ending was nothing more than a long beginning. Or maybe the story’s all middle, since they had no history, and no future. Whatever it… Continue reading My Last JDate
Month: January 2016
„Mamy pozwolenie na igły”
– Wysłuchamy dzisiaj inspirujących historii – opowieści, które zmieniły niejedno życie – słysząc taki wstęp, zazwyczaj chciałam uciekać, gdzie pieprz rośnie. Po pierwsze dlatego, że „inspirujący” przymiotnik-wytrych stosują obecnie w swoich wypowiedziach wszyscy – od etatowych mówców motywacyjnych do modelek na dorobku. Po drugie dlatego, że wykonanie wolty polegającej na zmianie losu znajdującego się teoretycznie… Continue reading „Mamy pozwolenie na igły”
Once Upon a Jihad
LONGFORM REPRINTS This article, originally an ebook published by Newsweek Insights, is reprinted here courtesy of the author. Listen to Alex Perry discuss this story on the Longform Podcast. Preface: January 2015 The murder of journalists, cartoonists and police officers at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, and the ensuing events in and around the… Continue reading Once Upon a Jihad
Andreas Staier
Couperin, Melancholie, schiefes Haus Text · Titelbild SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM · Datum 27.1.2016 Eine klingellose Parterrewohnung in Wilmersdorf. »Einfach an der Tür klopfen oder mich anrufen«, schrieb Andreas Staier in der E-Mail. Er probt mit Alexander Melnikov hier gerade für zwei gemeinsame Schubert-Konzerte in Essen und Dijon. Wir sind allerdings verabredet, um über eines… Continue reading Andreas Staier
Transient: A Pilgrimage
Transient [n]: a high amplitude, short-duration sound at the beginning of a waveform that occurs in phenomena such as musical sounds, noises or speech. “I also do believe that we have this possibility of doing a pilgrimage every single day. Because a pilgrimage implies in meeting different people, in talking to strangers, in paying attention… Continue reading Transient: A Pilgrimage
Special Political Missions: Supporting Conflict Prevention, Good Offices and Peacemaking
On Tuesday, 19 January, the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) announced in Havana their decision to request the Security Council to establish a political mission in the country to monitor and verify a future agreement on “a bilateral and definitive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities and the laying… Continue reading Special Political Missions: Supporting Conflict Prevention, Good Offices and Peacemaking
Jordi Savall
»Singen und Tanzen kannst du dem nackten Menschen nicht nehmen.« Text · TITELBILD DAVID IGNASZEWSKI · Datum 20.01.2016 Als Entdecker wird Jordi Savall bezeichnet, als musikwissenschaftlicher Archäologe. Seit 1965 hat der katalanische Gambist und Dirigent aus den Bibliotheken in Paris, London, Brüssel, Bologna und Madrid, den Kirchen in Mexiko und Kolumbien Werke zutage gefördert, mit… Continue reading Jordi Savall
Looking for Hemingway
LONGFORM REPRINT Reprinted by permission of the author. Early in the fifties another young generation of American expatriates in Paris became twenty-six years old, but they were not Sad Young Men, nor were they Lost; they were the witty, irreverent sons of a conquering nation and, though they came mostly from wealthy parents and had… Continue reading Looking for Hemingway
The Killing Season
This is an excerpt of “The Killing Season,” a true crime Kindle Single released this week. To read the full story, buy your copy today for just $2.99. April 15, 2009 33 years, 8 months, 22 days since the murders The moon was still shining when Detectives Sean Crocker and Brooks Bennett departed Grand Junction,… Continue reading The Killing Season
Wind
In der Werkstatt von Orgelbau Scheffler Text · Fotos CHRISTINA STOLL · Datum 20.1.2016 Die Orgelwerkstatt von Christian Scheffler und seinen 10 Mitarbeiter/innen ist in Sieversdorf bei Frankfurt an der Oder. Hier werden pneumatische Orgeln repariert, restauriert und manchmal auch ganz neu gebaut. Die Fotografin Christina Stoll und ich sind mit dem Regionalexpress von Berlin… Continue reading Wind