Y-Decibel: "Strobophonic (Outerspace)"

"What Do Namibians Know of Germany?"

AndrewCusack.com: "What Do Namibians Know of Germany?"

See also: the Wikipedia article for "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allgemeine_Zeitung_(Namibia)">Allgemeine Zeitung, the only German-language paper in Africa.

Allgemeine Zeitung website

Wikipedia: Namibian Black German.

#Germany has decided to increase the number of #troops that it will commit to the #NATO deployment in #Lithuania: https://t.co/zaZIYifr9H pic.twitter.com/omCrgxtj0U

— Agnia Grigas (@AgniaGrigas) December 21, 2016

Fifteen American Things Europeans Find Weird

Resort Architecture

With all the tawdriness in the news, let us look at nice things:

Binz, the largest resort on the German island of Rügen.

Resort architecture "or Bäder architecture (German: Bäderarchitektur) is an architectural style that is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the German Baltic coast."

Some Links

(Update: I removed the tweet mentioning the book The End of the Vietnamese Monarchy and the tweet by Lillias White, singer. I added a few on kale guacamole.)

Merkel Suffers Drubbing in Berlin Vote.

"Merkel to drop 'We can do this' from her speeches."

Peak Oil Review: A Midweek Update - 15th Sept 2016 https://t.co/wEYjpnltoF (@buildresilience)

— Post Carbon Inst. (@postcarbon) September 15, 2016

#Yahoo Toronto: 'Frantz,' 'Toni Erdmann' Stars New Faces of German Film Campaign https://t.co/u5hyglmj4f

— ArtsMusicMovies (@ArtsMusicMovies) September 11, 2016

100,000 fewer cars in L.A. in 5 years? Here's how it can happen. https://t.co/SJyypH4YLa pic.twitter.com/H44IZdbWOK

— Time Out Los Angeles (@timeoutla) September 16, 2016

@mstharrington I am going to troll the whole internet with my new book, “Guacamole Should Have Kale In It”

— James Hare (@harej) September 17, 2016

We heard it was #NationalGuacamoleDay! Beet Chips? Kale guacamole? Count us in! #GotRhythm… https://t.co/IYC4n8W8T5

— Rhythm Superfoods (@RhythmSuperfood) September 16, 2016

7 Guacamole Riffs Made With Everything from Kale to Crickets, Plus a Must-Try Pineapple… https://t.co/coPWlhb5KW pic.twitter.com/XysKUdNM9k

— Bravotv (@Bravotv) September 2, 2016

Animator and People’s Artist of Russia Yury Norshteyn celebrates 75th birthday. Congratulations from the President https://t.co/oU0UguwXbr

— President of Russia (@KremlinRussia_E) September 15, 2016

Watching Wonder Woman last night with Leif Garrett guest-starring as twin singers, I learned of this song by him:

From the 1978 album Feel the Need (Scotti Brothers Records).

Various Links

Another pernicious effect of the Star Wars juggernaut.

Jill Stein, Green presidential candidate, appeared recently on The Young Turks.

Rare Books Uncovered: the stories behind fantastic rare books found in unlikely places: https://t.co/VwiBCSbaSD pic.twitter.com/4cQbCI3thM

— ABAA (@ABAA49) December 26, 2015

In the age of Amazon, used bookstores are making an unlikely comeback https://t.co/Ofnn3SSydx

— Fine Books Magazine (@finebooks) December 27, 2015

Today is #GermanTownTuesday and we are featuring the tiny Bavarian town of #Kronach. Population: just shy of 17,000! pic.twitter.com/G47y7lBBgn

— German Embassy (@GermanyinUSA) December 29, 2015

Marienkirche

I found this article through Longreads, an account from Art & Antiques about the restoration/forgery of the Marienkirche mural.

Hermes

Hermes


Das erste Heft des Hermes. Zeitschrift für klassische Philologie erschien 1866 beim Verlag Weidmann in Berlin. Damit zählt der Hermes heute zu den altertumswissenschaftlichen Fachorganen mit der längsten Publikationstradition. Dem Herausgebergremium der Gründungszeit gehörten der Latinist Emil Hübner, der Gräzist Adolf Kirchhoff und der Althistoriker Theodor Mommsen an. In ihrer Nachfolge standen u.a. Georg Kaibel, Carl Robert, Georg Wissowa, Alfred Körte, Helmut Berve und Jochen Bleicken.

Außer Beiträgen zur klassischen Philologie veröffentlicht der Hermes traditionell auch Artikel aus verwandten Themengebieten der Altertumswissenschaften wie der Alten Geschichte, Archäologie, Epigraphik und Numismatik. So vermittelt die Zeitschrift ein Bild von der Vielfalt der Forschungen zur griechisch-römischen Antike nicht nur auf literatur- und sprachwissenschaftlichem, sondern auch auf historischem Gebiet.

Im peer-review Verfahren begutachtet, finden internationale Beiträge in der Zeitschrift eine weltweite Leserschaft.


The first issue of Hermes. Zeitschrift für klassische Philologie appeared in 1866 at the publishing house of Weidmann in Berlin, giving Hermes one of the longest publishing histories of any classical studies journal today. The original editorial board included the Latinist Emil Hübner, the Hellenist Adolf Kirchhoff and the ancient historian Theodor Mommsen. Among their successors were Georg Kaibel, Carl Robert, Georg Wissowa, Alfred Körte, Helmut Berve, and Jochen Bleicken.

In addition to scholarly articles on classical philology, Hermes also publishes articles from related fields in classical and ancient studies such as ancient history, archeology, epigraphy and numismatics. Thus, the journal provides a panorama of the wide variety of research on Greco-Roman antiquity from the perspectives of literature, languages and history.

This peer-reviewed journal reaches with its stimulating international papers a worldwide readership.

German Culture in Britain: Headbangers and High Kultur

The Economist, German culture in Britain: headbangers and high Kultur.

Goliath Arrives

I received my copy of Goliath in the mail yesterday. It's a substantial book, which Max Blumenthal began writing in 2009. I think publication was delayed a few times so he could include more material. Following his Twitter account these last few years is how I learned about the persecution of African migrants in Israel.

Some people have crowed that the book is a "flop" (especially when compared to the sales for Killing Jesus and Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims). Two reasons why it hasn't gone gangbusters, I think, are:

It deals almost exclusively with the situation inside Israel, whereas Republican Gomorrah was about American politics. And, it is a very critical overview of Israeli history and society. So, the cable-news shows that featured RG in 2009 have not done the same with Goliath because it's not America-centric and because it "goes there" on Israel. Yet, the book is one of Amazon's top sellers on the topic of Israel.

This review, at Religion Dispatches, is mixed, but also worth reading.

9 November update: Towards the end of Goliath, Max focuses on young Israelis immigrating to the U.S. and Germany. Berlin has a sizable Israeli population.

10 November update: "Attacks on Max Blumenthal's Goliath Escalate Veer Into Wingnut Land."

Vibrant Literary Cultures in Germany and Mexico

Here and here.

Imagine No Cars

As Ian Lind, on whose blog I found this link, says, "We are so far behind!"

Indeed.