That is This: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Venus boyz (2002)

INFO:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293685/
http://www.venusboyz.com/
http://icarusfilms.com/new2003/boyz.html
http://www.csfd.cz/film/245174-venus-boyz/

(en) A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. A legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men - some for a night, others for their whole lives. What motivates them? What changes take place? What do they dream of? The drag kings of New York meet in clubs and change lustfully into their male alter egos, parodying them and exploring male eroticism and power strategies. In London we see women experiment with hormones to become new men and 'cyborgs'. Masculinity and transformation as performance, subversion or existential necessity.

(cz) Dokumentární snímek Venus Boyz režisérky Gabrielle Baur nás zavádí do světa žen, které se stávají muži. Některé jen na jednu noc, některé na celý život. Režisérčino putování začíná v New Yorku při show nazvané Drag King, kdy ženy převlečené za "svá" mužská alter ega mají různá vystoupení. Co je příčinou jejich snahy změnit své pohlaví? Co pro ně tato změna znamená? Je pro ně pouhou zábavou, hrou, nebo životní nutností? A co vůbec znamená být mužem a co být ženou na počátku nového tisíciletí? To jsou otázky, které režisérka klade všem protagonist(ům)kám, jež ze sebe vytvářejí jakési "mezipohlavní" bytosti. Jedna z nich o své zkušenosti říká: "Biologicky jsem ženou a nechci to změnit, ale je pro mě důležité, že existují různé formy ženskosti a ta má je zcela určitě velmi androgynní." Po filmu můžeme diskutovat, jak může vypadat ten často zmiňovaný „prostor mezi“ a jak lze překračovat či obcházet tolik omezující členění světa na mužský a ženský.

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/102590806/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.001
http://rapidshare.com/files/102721319/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.002
http://rapidshare.com/files/102755116/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.003
http://rapidshare.com/files/102770233/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.004
http://rapidshare.com/files/102785925/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.005
http://rapidshare.com/files/102803801/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.006
http://rapidshare.com/files/102819359/Venus_Boyz_2002.avi.007
(not my upload)

Torrent:
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Venus-Boyz-avi/44860f0f0141ee1ef16db94a822112c5542abfdaf1f6

Titulky:
Nenašiel som.

La prima tomba hi tech

Comprensione orale: livello medio
Indicare le affermazioni vere:
La prima tomba hi tech arriva dal Giappone.
Il signor Teruo, settantenne, ha fatto istallare sulla tomba che ospiterà lui e sua moglie un video-telefonino con lettore di codice a barre.
Questa soluzione tecnologica costa più di 6.000 euro.
Secondo un religioso, l'abitudine dei giapponesi di visitare i loro estinti sta gradualmente

Gabriel Bella (1730-1799)

A fascinating room, in Querini Stampalia Fondation is dedicated to vedutist* painter Gabriel Bella (1730-1799). Altogether, sixty sixt paintings that depict Venetian life in the 18th century and, these paintings being mainly landscapes, that give us an idea of how Venice looked like some 250 years ago.

*Veduta (pl. Vedute) : Italian for "View". Large-scale painting of a cityscape.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

La macchina della bellezza

Comprensione orale: livello medio
Indicare le affermazioni vere:
Un gruppo di studiosi israeliani ha creato un software che può trasformare un qualsiasi volto in un volto “perfetto”.
Il New York Times ne ha parlato come la "macchina della bellezza".
La compagnia creatrice di Photoshop si è interessata a comprare questa formula magistrale della bellezza.
La formula della bellezza è stata

Visiting the Redentore

Across the Giudecca Canal, right in front of the Fondamenta delle Zattere, la Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore.

New York: 11 settembre 2001

Comprensione orale: livello medio-avanzato
Indicare le affermazioni vere
Gli aerei militari dirottati su NY quel giorno furono 4
Le torri colpite costituivano il World Trade Center
I due aerei colpirono le torri alle 8.45 e alle 9.05
I 24 mila litri di carburante trasformarono gli aerei in missili esplosivi
Alle 9.43 un terzo aereo colpì il Pentagono a Washington DC
Un quarto aereo precipitò in

Friday, May 29, 2009

European contest for young leadership talent from minorities

Photo: AtmosphEuropa Inspire people!

A European contest for young leadership talent from minorities of any kind. Barack Obama inspired the contest because he inspired many young and minority Europeans.

So what do you have to do? Of course enter the contest. Inspire people as Obama does. Speak your mind about climate issues, conflicts, and new poverty. You can do this by writing a paper and plug a 3-minute video on YouTube or Daily Motion

But you have to be les then 30 years old. And you have until Saturday, 18 July 2009 to enter the contest

For more information go to: www.atmospheuropa.eu

Update on MINE: Story of a Sacred Mountain

We recently posted a trailer here of the new documentary MINE: Story of a Sacred Mountain which was scheduled to come out end of April. A little bit late post, but here it is. You can watch and download the documentary here (you can also request a free copy of the DVD and show the documentary to your friends - here):
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2009/03/mine-story-of-sacred-mountain-2009.html

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Nedávno sme tu pridali trailer k filmu MINE: Story of a Sacred Mountain, ktorý mal vyjsť koncom apríla. Trochu oneskorene prinášame správu, že film konečne vyšiel a je voľne stiahnuteľný a šíriteľný. Môžete si ho pozrieť a stiahnuť (môžete si dokonca objednať DVD zadarmo, ktoré by ste mali potom pustiť vo svojom okolí kamarátom a známym, a pomôcť nejakým spôsobom v tejto záležitosti):
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2009/03/mine-story-of-sacred-mountain-2009.html

Rash The Film - A Graffiti Documentary (2005)

INFO:
Nicholas Hansen, Australia, english, 2005, 73 min.
http://www.rashfilm.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RASH_(film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479983/
http://www.myspace.com/rashfilm
-Buy the DVD-

(en) RASH is a contemporary story of modern urban Australia and artists making it a living host for illegal artwork called "street art". This film explores the cultural value of unsanctioned public art, and graffiti?s contribution to a very public dialogue.

RASH conveys the commitment, ideals and beliefs demonstrated in a thriving alternative art practice. These artists bang away at the community conscience by sticking this artwork right in the public eye. The spirit of rebellion is being channelled into street art and these visual conversations are spreading across the walls of Melbourne. RASH offers a rare insight into graffiti artists´ world view.

(sk) Dokumentárny film o graffiti a street arte v Austrálii, ktorý ponúka jedinečný pohľad do sveta pouličných umelcov.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtlVu-jkx7k

Watch online:
http://watchandthink.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/rash-the-film-a-graffiti-documentary/

Download:
Fileserve 1-Click Download

http://www.fileserve.com/file/3JevsUy/RASH.The.Film-A.Graffiti.Documentary.2005.avi

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Longing for the sea...

With the return of the beautiful days, I know what I would do if I were lucky enouhg to be the owner of one of these dream machines : I would scour the beautiful coast of Adriatic sea, from Venice to Trieste and from Trieste to Split, instead of let them spend night and days here on San Giorgio Maggiore Island, just in front (even if it's a prestigious berth) of the Piazzetta and the Doge's Palace.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Jedlo namiesto zbraní Bratislava (2003)

(SK) Jedlo namiesto zbraní Bratislava (2003)

INFO:
Dĺžka videa 15 minut
http://legacy.jedlo.sk/index1.htm
http://www.csfd.cz/film/194938-propeler-propeler-subkultury-mladeze/

(en) (This is not an "inside job" docu) Short video from the STV television about the Slovak Food not Bombs. -Slovak language.

(sk) Video-dokument o Jedle namiesto zbraní od STV. Kvalita videa je strašná, ale lepšia asi už nie je. Keby niekto mal, nech napíše. (!!!Toto nie je film od samého FNB).

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
http://vimeo.com/4855836
---alebo---
http://www.archive.org/details/JedloNamiestoZbraniBratislava

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/tyijzmyolyt/Jedlo namiesto zbraní Bratislava (2004).rar
---alebo---
http://legacy.jedlo.sk/video/propeler/propeler_divx505.avi
---alebo---
http://legacy.jedlo.sk/video/propeler/propeler.wmv
---alebo---
http://legacy.jedlo.sk/video/propeler/propeler.mpg

Raphael Saadiq in Europe, '100 Yard Dash'

Raphael Saadiq is touring Europe from july 25th till sept 9th 2009.

From his early days as a member of the '80s group Tony! Toni! Tone! through his work as a producer with artists such as Joss Stone, The Roots, Snoop Dogg and John Legend, Raphael Saadiq [ tickets ] has always kept the faith--especially when labels told him there was no place in today's music for his stylish, '50s-inspired solo album, "The Way I See It."

"They said, 'You're a black American guy when there's only really, like, a blonde British girl [Joss Stone] singing this type of music. Where do you fit in?'" Saadiq recalled during a recent interview with LiveDaily.

At first I taught: this guy is from Europe!

Raphael Saadiq on Myspace
Check out video below

A Blast from the Past...Heirloom Tomatoes

Have you ever tasted heirloom tomatoes? We're actually trying to grow them in our garden this year, the ones pictured here are not mine, I bought these beauties from Whole Foods the other day, I just couldn't resist that fluted one! Normally a whopping $5.00 dollars a pound, the day I was there they were just 2.99! Such a deal!!

Heirlooms are grown from seeds handed down through generations, somewhere between 50 and 100 years old. There's no genetic modifications, they are cross- pollinated, and they are not cookie cutter hybrids.

They come in all shapes and sizes, lumps and bumps, hundreds of varieties, with almost every color of the rainbow to choose from.

Heirlooms generally have much more flavor than hybrids, it's that good old fashioned taste of a real tomato I remember as a kid. Don't get me wrong, I have tasted some duds, but that was mainly because of where they were grown.

When you see them popping up at the farmers markets ask to taste them, you'll quickly pick out your favorite ones. Or better yet, trying growing your own if you can!

I loved how the fluted one looked after I cut into it, I didn't want to hide it with a bunch of cheese. They look beautiful on a platter dressed up with the simplest of ingredients, don't you think?

With some good crusty bread, a glass of wine, you can make a meal out of these, they're that good!!

Have an enjoyable weekend, and Buon Appetito!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Ferro

At the prow of the gondola, the characteristic and traditional "Ferro" the "Iron". This element in shape of a large and heavy comb with six teeth in the front and one in the back, act as a counterbalance to the gondolier's weight. Some say, according to the tradition, that the six front "teeth" represent the six "Sestieri" of Venice, while the back tooth symbolise the Giudecca.

Stop aid to Africa! Why Bono hates Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Moyo is a Zambian-born economist who says aid is killing Africa. She is to aid what Ayaan Hirsi Ali is to Islam.

In her new book, Dead Aid, she argues that official aid is easy money that fosters corruption and distorts economies, creating a culture of dependency and economic laziness.

Moyo is particularly dismissive of the ‘celebrity aid’ model popularised by international stars such as Bob Geldof and Bono and says many aid organisations and NGOs are more interested in perpetuating poverty in order to justify their own existence.

Controversially, she advocates turning off the aid taps within five years and claims this will result in more Africans being pulled out of poverty.

Moyo, who has a Doctorate in Economics from Oxford University, and a Masters from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, has been a consultant to the World Bank and recently worked for Goldman Sachs in London. Currently she is a member of the Board of Lundin Petroleum.

For those of us who have roots in the Caribbean, Africa, or South America this is an interesting view to pass on after dinner. Since Dambisa a is great fan of China, she argues that the Chinese contracts are a good alternative for western aid. But what about Darfur! we all know that the Chinese are not really trying to end the conflict, they are actually a part of the problem. But inspite of China, she presents a new vision.

I must admit I never heard of Dambisa Moyo until I read the interesting post of Lola Adesioye.

The Anti-Bono interview
Is Aid Killing Africa?

A short interview

A long interview

Julius Evola

Comprensione orale: livello medioIndicare le affermazioni vereIl convegno su Julius Evola si è svolto in occasione del centenario della sua nascitaEvola passò dalla filosofia del periodo della giovinezza alla pittura in età adultaIl pensiero di Evola può definirsi omogeneo e lineareIl professore intervistato lo definisce un autore "integrale"Evola fu anti-fascista durante il fascismo e

WATCH (2000)

INFO:
http://www.supportbriana.org/
Support Briana Waters, go the their website and BUY THIS DVD or DONATE directly via PayPal.

http://www.counterpunch.org/rosenfeld02062008.html
http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/just-in-briana-waters-sentenced/452/
http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/waters-verdict/368/
http://www.anarchistnews.org/?q=node/3144

http://www.csfd.cz/film/262302-watch/
http://waf-kolektiv.blogspot.com/2008/12/podporte-briannu-waters.html
http://waf-kolektiv.blogspot.com/2008/12/wafpress-watch-dvd.html
!!!Video sme uploadovali so zvolením skupiny WAFPRESS. Benefičné DVD filmu WATCH aj s menu si môžete u nich objednať za 3 Eurá plus poštovné alebo v Čechách z distra IdeoZločinu.!!!

(en) Briana's documentary video, entitled Watch, tells the moving true story of a campaign to save an old growth forest in Washington state.

(sk) Dokumentárny film od aktivistky a režisérky Briany Waters s názvom Watch rozpráva dojímavý skutočný príbeh kampane za záchranu prastarého lesa v štáte Washington. Ak máte záujem o kópiu filmu, prosím pošlite email (v angličtine) na dvd@supportbriana.org pre viac informácií. DVD so slovenskými aj anglickými titulkami môžete získať na adrese wafpress@wildmail.com (slovenský kontakt).

Screen:

Trailer:
coming soon...

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
http://www.archive.org/details/Watch_Documentary

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/236868317/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/236879841/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/236890044/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237004283/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237019113/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237039538/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237053908/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237070349/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237089196/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237105664/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237129249/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237151711/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part12.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237219632/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part13.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/237231364/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part14.rar
---or---
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wlldzhyddmm/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part01.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zx5yvdty0mn/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part02.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zrezmwg05jg/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part03.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/xjytnyna3ne/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part04.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bzz2jdozrx0/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part05.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zlmfevnuhdl/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part06.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/31o0o3wlzan/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part07.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ndnhwdzncje/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part08.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/on1incedzzo/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part09.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yrdyvgmvjky/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part10.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dfxnmitkzwy/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part11.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wwnjfztyzlt/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part12.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/fkdvmmynnfd/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part13.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ozmnnldlymn/WATCH.DVDRiP.XviD.WAF.part14.rar
NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO
Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!
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http://www.archive.org/details/Watch_Documentary

Titulky:
http://www.titulky.com/Watch-132730.htm

Campanile

A postcard to you, to apologize for these nine days without posting. A campanile? Yes in some way : the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building in New York, where I spent the eight last days for my greatest pleasure. For his fifty-story tower built in 1908 (the highest in the world until 1913) architect Napoléon Le Brun draw his inspiration from... St Mark's Campanile in Venice.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

(SK) Alternatívy v lesníctve (2009)

(SK) Alternatívy v lesníctve (2009)
prednáška: Ladislav Alcnauer (18. marec 2009)

INFO:
www.wolf.sk
Produkcia: WaF Press

(sk) Skúsený lesník a maliar prírody Ladislav Alcnauer vám predstaví spôsoby prírode blízkeho pestovania listnatých i zmiešaných lesov. Porozpráva vám o hospodárení v lesoch bez vytvárania holín, ako ťažiť, aby les zostal lesom a tiež o tom, prečo sa do „jeho“ lesov vo Volovských vrchoch chodia učiť a inšpirovať lesníci z celého Slovenska.

- Prednáška lesníka Ladislava Alcnauera v Snine, 18. 03. 2009, o alternatívach v lesníctve, o výberkovom - prírode blízkom hospodárení v lesoch.
Prednášku organizovalo Lesoochranárske zoskupenie VLK Východné Karpaty.

Pozri - počúvaj - si to online: Video:
http://www.archive.org/details/Alternativy_v_lesnictve
Audio:
http://www.archive.org/details/Alternativy_v_lesnictve_audio

Download: Video:
http://www.archive.org/details/Alternativy_v_lesnictve
Audio:
http://www.archive.org/details/Alternativy_v_lesnictve_audio

I'm Back

Hello dear readers and friends.
I'm back again in the Old Countries after a too short nine days off, across the Atlantic sea...
Next post, next pic, tomorrow morning without fail.
All the best.
Pierre

Monday, May 25, 2009

Grazing on a Sunday Afternoon!

Hope all of you had a great Memorial Day weekend, we opted for a nice antipasto bar instead of grilling, you know, a little bit of this and a little bit of that. The weather here in Chicagoland was picture perfect on Sunday, a great day to sit out in the fresh air.

No fuss, everything made ahead of time, and all could be eaten at room temperature. Assorted olives, cheeses, salami, some good Italian bread, marinated artichokes, peperonata, zucchini parpadelle, green beans and pesto potato salad, orzo pasta salad, grilled eggplant with a smear of Boursin cheese then rolled up, and Stacey Snacks stuffed tomatoes with ricotta. Note* (hers looked better she had panko on top, I didn't have any at the time).

Oh, did I mention the pitchers of frozen Margarita's were awesome too! I couldn't resist taking a few sips before I shot the photo!

Buon Appetito Everyone!

Waking Life / Sním či bdím? (2001)

INFO:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/13227-waking-life/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waking_Life

(en) Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of which offer one sentence asides on life, others delving deeply into existential questions and life's mysteries. We become the main character. It becomes our dream and our questions being asked and answered. Can we control our dreams? What are they telling us about life? About death? About ourselves and where we come from and where we are going? The film does not answer all these for us. Instead, it inspires us to ask the questions and find the answers ourselves.

(cz) Příběh muže, který se usilovně snaží odlišit sny od skutečnosti. Při toulkách světem každý, s nímž se setkal, chtěl diskutovat o smyslu života a on někdy odpovídal, jindy jen naslouchal lidem, kteří pohlíželi na život z nejrůznějších úhlů sociologického, náboženského, vědeckého, uměleckého. Je přesto možné, že se mu všichni snažili sdělit to samé? Pozorujeme svět skutečnosti a fantazie očima tohoto poutníka, aniž bychom si i my byli jistí, kde leží hranice, jež tyto dva světy odděluje. Experimentální zpracování, doplněné zajímavými animačními postupy, dělá z tohoto snímku podivuhodnou a jedinečnou tvůrčí vizi.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iDAaS3QiNk

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7583894250854515095

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/6826707/Waking_Life.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6826869/Waking_Life.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6827097/Waking_Life.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6825692/Waking_Life.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6825871/Waking_Life.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6826194/Waking_Life.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6826485/Waking_Life.part7.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/6826533/Waking_Life.part8.rar
NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO / (not my upload)

Torrent:
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Waking-Life-2001-philosphy-anime-movie/4324ee182490fe2e459a4900ee31f2749e62c951563b

Titulky:
http://www.opensubtitles.org/sk/subtitles/2924/waking-life-sk

Subtitles - English:
http://titles.box.sk/xsubt.subt.link.php?dd=WakingLife2001-English%5BXsubt.com%5D%5B4471285311%5D.rar
Subtitulos - Espanol:
http://titles.box.sk/xsubt.subt.link.php?dd=WakingLife2001-Spanish%5BXsubt.com%5D%5B3972913611%5D.rar

Papa Pio XII

Comprensione orale: livello medio-avanzatoIndicare le affermazioni verePio XII fu eletto Papa dopo un lungo conclaveIl suo nome era Eugenio PacelliL'annuncio fu dato al popolo dal Cardinale Caccia DomignoniNel suo primo discorso il nuovo Papa parlò a difesa della fede contro il comunismo sovieticoPacelli era stato nunzio apostolico a BerlinoNel giorno del bombardamento di Roma, visitò il

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sang des bętes, Le / Blood of the Beasts (1949)

Sang des bętes, Le / Blood of the Beasts (1949)
France, 20 min.

INFO:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041842/
http://www.filmreference.com/Films-Ro-Se/Le-Sang-des-B-tes.html
http://www.csfd.cz/film/98979-sang-des-btes-le/
-Buy the VHS-

(en) An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.

(cz) Nepříjemně naturalistický dokument z pařížských jatek demonstruje zvíře jako zdroj masa a řezníky naopak jako pány nad životem a smrtí domestikovaných zvířat. Georges Franju s mamutí dávkou sarkasmu obnovuje metaforu lidských jatek – koncentračních táborů a dává citelný prostor vizuálnímu zážitku (jatka x zbídačelé předměstí). Koně, krávy, telata i ovce v briskním tempu umírají často natolik brutálním způsobem před kterým i zarputilý masožrout minimálně přivře víčka.

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DC51470685445FA9
---or---
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1534177851847179722

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Salvatore Giuliano

Comprensione orale: livello medioIndicare le affermazioni vere:Gaspare Pisciotta, cugino e probabile assassino di Salvatore Giuliano, morì avvelenato in carcere il 7 febbraio 1952.Salvatore Giuliano morì durante la strage di Portella della Ginestra.Il primo maggio 1947 2.000 persone si dettero convegno a Portella della Ginestra per celebrare la Festa del Lavoro.La banda di Salvatore Giuliano

Root of All Evil? (2006)

INFO:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Root_of_All_Evil%3F
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0774118/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/222955-root-of-all-evil/

(en) Richard Dawkins' highly critical documentary attacks the pulsing heart of all mainstream religion- faith; with special focus on Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Contains repeated references to sectorial schools as child abuse and faith as the stepping stone to terrorist activity.

(cz) Oxfordský profesor Richard Dawkins jednoduchými dôkazmi vysvetľuje, prečo je náboženstvo koreňom všetkého zla na Zemi. Zaoberá sa otázkami existencie Boha, jeho vysvetlenie podľa Biblie ako krotovládcu a rasistu, rozoberie niektoré obzvlášť hrozné časti z Biblie. Bolo krásne ukázané, ako či kresťania, alebo iné náboženstvá, vôbec neprímajú inú pravdu a útočia na režisérsky štáb slovne (Moslimovia), alebo ich jednoducho vyženú (kresťania). Pritom odmietajú také základné poznania ako evolúciu a vznik sveta, až nenormálne extrémistickým spôsobom. Film tiež zobrazuje moslimskú výchovu, kde im od začiatku hustia náboženstvo, alebo zločiny spáchané podľa toho, že to tak bolo v biblii napísané. Pritom sa všetko snaží pán Dawkins vysvetliť logicky, ale pri niektorých náboženských fanatikoch veľa šťastia mať nebude. Perfektný dokument.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VHXRXMYC38

Watch online - english:
Part 1: The God Delusion
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9002284641446868316
Part 2: The Virus of Faith
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8210522903232438954

Pozri si to online - s českými titulkami:
Časť 1: Boží bludhttp://www.vimeo.com/5779772
Časť 2: Vírus viery
http://www.vimeo.com/5785416

Download:
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NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO
Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!

Root.of.All.Evil.2of2.The.Virus.of.Faith.PDTV-NiX
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NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO
Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!

Torrent:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3434721/The_Root_of_All_Evil

Titulky (české):
Root.of.All.Evil.1of2.The.God.Delusion.PDTV-NiX
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3517591/root-of-all-evil-cs
-preklad a vďaka patrí (petr.riha2@gmail.com)

Root.of.All.Evil.2of2.The.Virus.of.Faith.PDTV-NiX
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3536682/root-of-all-evil-cs
-preklad a vďaka patrí (petr.riha2@gmail.com)

Subtitles:
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/imdbid-774118/sublanguageid-all

Subtitles - English (Corrections and timing for this release from WAFPRESS):
Root.of.All.Evil.1of2.The.God.Delusion.PDTV-NiX
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3512414/root-of-all-evil-en

Root.of.All.Evil.2of2.The.Virus.of.Faith.PDTV-NiX
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3512499/root-of-all-evil-en

Negro for rent in the Netherlands

Renting a negro is not a problem anymore. In the Netherlands you can hire a negro for just 55 Euro an hour.

The Dutch company BlackPack is an agency exclusively for black men, white women are the main customers. The founder Bryan Oudhoff wants to respond to the stereotypes that exits of blacks: blacks are better dancers and have more sense of rhythm, writes the Dutch paper DePers.

The founder of the firm Bryan Oudhoff is of Afro-Surinamese origin. He daily faces the known stereotypes about black men. So he decided to respond and started Black Pack: a black agency, where only black men are allowed to register. Currently, BlackPack has a list of twelve employees, they are from Surinam, Ghana, the Moluccas and the Antilles. His main customers are white women who hire the men to strip, dj, dance or to play djembe, but also to assist in shopping, playing chauffeur or for exotic cooking. "But I do not run escort bureau, although the strippers are popular," says Oudhoff.

The company got a lot of criticism in the Netherlands, it would only exploit stereotypes about blacks. According to the Dutch Anti-discrimination agency the initiative causes "a strange feeling and colonial thoughts. How can color be relevant with cooking or driving a car?" The company would even violate the law, because it employs people purely on the basis of color, white men don’t have no chance. Oudhoff compares Black Pack with the ‘Miss Black’ contests for black women, he sees it as entertainment. "My staff is not at all stereotype. They are always on time,” he ends smiling. (Translated story.)

The issue of stereotyping seems to be a Dutch black problem at the moment. First there was the novel ‘Alleen maar nette mensen’ (Just fine people) where black woman are being stereotyped as easy and white men lovers. And now there is an agency which rents black men to white women. The novel was written by white author with a black girlfriend and the agency is run by a black man.

So what’s the problem with the black community in Holland. Compared with other European countries there are no books written anymore about racism, black identity or anything else that has to do with blackness.

The reason. The black Dutch community - from former Dutch colony of Surinam and Dutch Antilles - is widely regarded as the most integrated community, compared with other large ethnic (Muslin) communities.

The grim reality is that ‘we’ are not as integrated as we are made to believe. Recently black Dutch author Clark Accord made a statement in the media, about the total lack of black representation in de media and lack of attention for ‘black problems’. He feels black people issues are overrun by problems of Muslim communities.

But I am afraid Accord is too late. Because this is what you eventually get when you have stopped investing in community visibility and black awareness. You will end up to be a powerless black community where every form a racism is regarded as a misunderstanding, a joke or as gay and muslim problem. But what you do get is a world’s premier. A rent-a-negro agency. Black owned.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Martin Luther King

Comprensione orale: livello medioIndicare le affermazioni vere:Il 28 agosto 1963 Martin Luther King si incontrò con i fratelli Kennedy alla Casa Bianca.In quegli anni, le agitazioni degli studenti universitari nel sud degli Stati Uniti erano represse a manganellate.Martin Luther King chiedeva libertà:"Freedom, freedom".Gli incappucciati del Ku Klux Klan dominavano ancora la società e l'economia.I

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Spring Rolls, Italian Style!

I love spring rolls, but have always been intimidated by them. Maybe it's because it's an Asian thing and that's totally out of my league. I heard horror stories of spring roll skins ripping and sticking together, but even so I was determined to try them!

I wanted to make these for our annual picnic at Ravinia last August, but chickened out at the last minute for fear I would ruin it all. Spring rolls are light, not fried, usually filled with fresh veggies, chicken or shrimp, always accompanied by a delicious dipping sauce, and best of all, everything is enclosed in a pretty little package, easy to handle, great to transport, perfect for a picnic, as a light appetizer, or even a light lunch.

Well I'm happy to say the whole process was very easy! I actually made Asian spring rolls first, with shrimp, shredded carrots, cabbage, cilantro and a little hoisen sauce in each. We dipped them in a great Asian sauce I got from Trader Joe's.

But since this is an Italian food blog I wanted to do a little twist on the classic and try making them Italian style!

All you do is take your wrappers, place them in warm water til they melt a little and become limp. I then laid each wrapper on a clean dish towel and padded them dry
.
I had all my ingredients ready, cooked shrimp, marinated artichokes, (drained), roasted red pepper strips, and raw zucchini, julienned. Next, I placed everything onto a wrapper with a dollop of basil pesto, a drizzle of olive oil, a little salt and pepper, then rolled it all up like a burrito!

For my Italian version I used basil pesto as a dipping sauce, but I want to experiment with other things. Do any of you have any idea's? I would love your input.

Next time you're hesitant about trying something out of your comfort zone, don't be, give it a try, because these were amazing!!

Have a relaxing weekend, and Buon Appetito!!

Black August (2007)

INFO:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383929/
http://www.warnervideo.com/blackaugust/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/247322-cerny-srpen-black-august/gallery/

(en) Inmate activist George Lester Jackson short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin history. In a story ripped from history headlines, Black August traces Jackson spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71, to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, Soledad Brother, to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtroom hostage to protest Jackson upcoming trial.

(cz) Americké biografické drama režiséra Samma Stylese vypráví o životě a smrti aktivisty George L. Jacksona, který se dostal do kriminálu v osmnácti letech za krádež 70 dolarů, a z vězení už nevyšel. Za mřížemi vystudoval, začal se bít o práva vězňů a jeho zásluhou se rozjelo nejmilitantnější hnutí za lidská práva v dějinách USA. Jackson přetavil svůj vztek do filosofie, která z obyčejného zloděje udělala politického mučedníka. Za jedenáct let, která strávil ve vězení, prostudoval Marxovy i Maovy spisy a začal požadovat zásadní reformu vězeňství v dopisech, jež vydal tiskem s pomocí idealistického nakladatele Davida Dryera. Stal se kontroverzní leč velmi populární osobností a jeho smrt v roce 1971 vyvolala řadu dohadů. Byl zabit při nezdařené útěku z vězení nebo se stal obětí FBI při politické vraždě, jež měla zničit Černé pantery a jejich hnutí? Drama podle skutečných událostí otevírá jednu z kapitol moderní americké historie, která dodnes vyvolává protichůdné reakce. V hlavní roli Gary Dourdan.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKlWELvdU2E

Download:
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NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!

Torrent:
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Titulky:
Nenašiel som.

Subtitles:
http://www.mysubtitles.com/subtitulos/movie/black-august_801762.html

Free Willy I. / Zachráňte Willyho (1993)

INFO:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179569/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/14520-zachrante-willyho-free-willy/

(en) A 12 year old street kid. A 3 ton orca whale. A friendship you could never imagine. An adventure you'll never forget.

(cz) Willy je nádherná kosatka uvězněná v příliš těsné nádrži Tichomořského severozápadního vodního parku. O nocích volá po své rodině, která dovádí v nedalekém zálivu. Nikdo nerozumí jeho nářkům a náladám - kromě dvanáctiletého chlapce, který až moc dobře ví, co to znamená žít bez rodiny. Zachraňte Willyho je milý a dojemný příběh přátelství chlapce a velryby. Když se chlapec dozví, jaký nešťastný osud jeho přítele čeká, vymyslí vlastní plán a svede boj s časem, aby Willyho vrátil do jeho přirozeného domova. Kritika označila tento film za velice přesvědčivý druh zábavy a filmové obecenstvo se všude tam, kde se promítal, zamilovalo do jeho hlavního hrdiny, nevšední třítunové kosatky.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKQvnXQ9iT0

Download:
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PASSWORD/Heslo: ottoman

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Password/Heslo: borskej

- kto by chcel RS linky na dvd (s dabingom) nech ma kontaktuje cez email.

Torrent:
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Free-Willy-1993-WS-INTERNAL-DVDRip-XviD-VoMiT-rarbg-com/2653f89c81f39b1e865af9763abd2f9712f510e35284

Titulky:
http://www.titulky.com/index.php?Fulltext=free+willy&FindUser=

Subtitles:
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/imdbid-106965/sublanguageid-all

L'astrologia e gli italiani

Comprensione orale: livello avanzatoSegna con una crocetta sole le affermazioni VERE:La seconda signora intervistata afferma che l'oroscopo la può condizionare.La terza signora intervistata afferma che legge l'oroscopo tutti i giorni.Gli uomini leggono nell'oroscopo la voce lavoro.Le donne, invece, leggono la voce amore.L'astrologo afferma che oggigiorno si usano i computer per predire il

The Hague Jazz, May 22 and 23 2009 (The Netherlands)

With The Hague Jazz, the city The Hague received a successor of the North Sea Jazz festival (which has moved to Rotterdam). The Hague Jazz has grown to a big festival with 91 acts on twelve stages. With Afro-Spanish singer Concha Buika, Dutch talent Sabrina Starke and cracks like Bebop pianist Hank Jones, Rod McKuen, trumpeter Hugh Masekela and Rod McKuen. But there is also attention for experimental Jazz and the underexposed German scene.
The Hague Jazz, Fri May 22th en Sat 23th World Forum, Den Haag, www.thehaguejazz.com

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Stevie Wonder rocks the White house

Stevie Wonder turned 59 on May 13th. But before his birthday he received at the Whitehouse the ‘Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song’, and of course he also performed for the Obama's. You can watch the entire broadcast on PBS.

It was big difference with George Bush at Gospel night at the Whitehouse.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sea Shepherd - Hunters Become Hunted (2006)

INFO:
http://www.ecoeye.org/ecoeye/Film%20database/565B5FD0-DAC5-487B-B942-1B98F67A65C2.html
www.seashepherd.org

(en) Sea Shepherd Conservation Society make waves wherever they go. As very pro-active law enforces of the high seas as they call themselves. Bart Smithers of ecoeye learnt of their heroics in Antarctica where they chased the Japanese whaling fleet out of the Whale Sanctuary. They limped back to Cape town in their ship the Farley Mowat, on their last dregs of fuel, and were immediately arrested and detained by ports authorities. (for not having the correct paperwork)

(cz) Reportáž o organizácii Sea Shepherd.

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jz2aagEvZw
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBrRoPtF7qc
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utuRIjqiMx4
---or---
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7232404525088654296

Torrent:
http://torrents.rbgi.net/torrent.html?info_hash=d904ca8f2f1e18ddb4a4d300a7f1fd6fba08ac27

Titulky:
Nie sú. Preloží niekto?

English transcript:
http://paste2.org/p/216133

I milleuristi

Comprensione orale: livello medio/avanzatoSegna con una crocetta sole le affermazioni VERE:Il film Generazione 1000 euro parla del precariato.Nel cast del film c'è anche Paolo Villaggio.Il regista del film si chiama Massimo Castagner.Il regista ha collaborato con Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo.Il regista afferma che ha voluto ritrarre la perdita della fiducia dei trentenni.Secondo il regista a 30 anni

This is the way we do it in Goteborg - (2001)

Goteborg - This is the way we do it in Goteborg - (2001)

INFO:
http://www.ngvision.org/mediabase/109
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_during_the_EU_summit_in_Gothenburg_2001
https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/09/277946.html
www.streetparty.sk

Produced by : Independent media center - sweden.indymedia.org Run time: 45 min.

(en) A documentary from the Gotheburg protests from 2001, produced by Sweder Indymedia Center. Anticapitalist riots during the EU summit.

(cz) Dokumentárny film z protestov v Gotheburgu z roku 2001, režírovaný švédskou Indymedia. Protikapitalistický riot počas sumitu EU.

Online video (short):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPjMs4VFa9g

Download:
VHSRip - Language: Swedish; Subtitles: English
http://www.ngvision.org/download/109/ngv.bradipz.net/new_global_vision/disc12/ngv_eng_sw_20010601_goteborg_indy.avi
---or---
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http://rapidshare.com/files/236146065/Goteburg_2001.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/236227842/Goteburg_2001.part4.rar
---or---
http://www.mediafire.com/file/tgyolmjmmyy/Goteburg_2001.part1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yzqqowzywmh/Goteburg_2001.part2.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zzmzzyd2hy1/Goteburg_2001.part3.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zmnnwzzwmhn/Goteburg_2001.part4.rar
No password / Žiadne heslo
(RS-MF) Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!

English transcription:
http://paste2.org/p/215982
---or---
http://www.streetparty.sk/subtitles/transcripts/gotheburg_english.txt

Titulky:
Preloží niekto?

Monday, May 18, 2009

The Beat of Frances Street (1990)

INFO:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Street_Squats
http://vancouvercm.blogspot.com/2008/05/beat-of-frances-street.html
http://www.geocities.com/emithsilas/vansquat.html

(en) A 48-minute documentary, The Beat of Frances Street: Squatting in East Vancouver, was produced during the late and final stages of the squats. The first half of the film contains footage of everyday life in the houses and presents responses to the question “why do you squat?” by fourteen residents. The second half of the film focuses on internal arguments over the use of barricades against imminent police assault and documentation of the assault itself (including commercial news footage) and community response.

(cz) Dokumentárny film o sqattovaní vo Východnom Vancouveri v Kanade. Bol natočený počas neskorších a konečných štádií tamojších squattov.

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ1qSwo3kmE
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFhlg-9Zkk
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM3ZSIT-cNQ
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v24-3SggXHw
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCnkTjbHEjE

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/300172813/TBoFs_1990_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/300183699/TBoFs_1990_.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/300193856/TBoFs_1990_.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/300195006/TBoFs_1990_.part4.rar
PASSWORD: filmatorium.cn

Torrent:
http://www.monova.org/details/336898/The%20Beat%20of%20Frances%20Street:%20Squatting%20in%20East%20Vancouver%20(1990).html

Titulky:
Nenašiel som. Urobí niekto?

Subtitles:
Not found. Is somebody going to do them?

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Trainsquatting (2003)

INFO:
http://squat.net/

(en) Docu on squatters in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (28:00 min.)

(cz) Film mapuje squatterské hnutí ve Slovinsku v r. 2003, postupné obsazování několika objektů jedním kolektivem, dlouhodobější docela úspěšnou obranu jednoho z prostorů, několik zamyšlení o tom, co a proč fungovalo…

Watch online/Pozri si to online:
http://video.kiberpipa.org/media/OSTALO_TrainSquatting/play.html

Download:
http://video.squat.net/trainsquatting_2003.avi

Torrent:
http://www.onlytorrents.com/torrent/trainsquatting-with-eng-sub:def7849980fd73d46f0278d7b4c31c2e231a857c

Titulky - české:
https://squat.net/praha/stahuj/titulky/trainsquatting_2003_CZ.srt

Subtitles - english:
http://video.squat.net/trainsquatting_2003.srt

La cicoria

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Wooden Toys

Maybe the only motorbike in all Venice! A great place from a present to bring back with you. You can't miss this shop, it's right on the Rialto Bridge, on the inside steps...

Il crollo di Wall Street

Comprensione orale: livello medio-avanzatoIndicare le affermazioni vereIl crollo della Borsa di New York avvenne il 24 ottobre 1929In quel giorno furono acquistati 13 milioni di azioniLe banche non riuscirono a fronteggiare le richieste di pagamentoAumentò ben presto la disoccupazione, ma la crisi non si estese al di fuori degli Stati UnitiIl padre di J.F.Kennedy si arricchì approfittando della

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Giant's Stairs

The Scala dei Giganti, in the Doge's Palace. A monumental starcaise of 30 steps, dominated by two statues, work of Antonio Rizzo, portraying Mars, god of the trade, and Neptune, god of the sea, both of them symbols of the Republic of Venice's power in these two domains.

Dutch novel reinforces sexual stereotypes of black women

Photo Woman Inc
In the Netherlands an author started a row by publishing a book that is sexual stereotyping black women. The book ‘Alleen maar nette mensen’ (Only decent people) is the debut of Dutch Jewish author Robert Vuistjes.

On Wednesday May 13th theatre maker Anousha Nzume, writer Clark Accord en Professor Gender studies Gloria Wekker debated with author about his book at Woman inc.

In the book ‘Alleen maar nette mensen’ (Just fine people) main character David, who comes from a intellectual high class environment in Amsterdam, undertakes a quest to find the ‘real negro’ woman. In his search he meets various stereotype black women, who are each sexy, lusty, and can be picked up for a few euro's. David’s hunting ground is the Amsterdam Bijlmer, the part of Amsterdam where most black people live.

In a column Anousha Nzume wrote about some of the stereotype passages in the novel. "Main character David believes that there are two types of 'Black' women. The Sherida chain (Sherida was a popular Surinam name); very dark skinned, wears at least size 46. Cup size 95 F. Not taller then 1.65. At least one of her garments has tiger print. She dates any man. Breezer desirable but not essential. Available in the “negro women disco". Then there is the “bounty” (black from the outside, white from the inside), highly educated with dreadlocks. Dates only white men, in the absence of negroes of a certain level. She is boring, unsociable and mainly dressed in batik. You can find her at a slavery debate."

Under a literary flag Vuijsje sketches -intended or unintended - an archetypal image of (black) women, which some consider stereotype, stigma, caricature and even discriminatory. This book was previously awarded with the Belgian literature prize The Golden Owl with the comments of the jury; the style swings as an African tit. The book is not only praised by the literary authorities, but in many Talkshow praised for its "humorous" and "sharp" analysis of the black woman.

The opinions about the book are mixed. The black local city chairman of the Bijlmer, Elvira Sweet, finds the book a stigma for the neighborhood, and for black woman. Cultural anthropologist Irma Accord finds it racist and sexist. But Mildred Roethof documentary maker of Sex Sell’s finds the book funny. Lynn Spier, social therapist in a clinic for criminal offenders and the black girl friend of the author, doesn’t recognise herself in one of the characters.

But has the author of the controversial novel really stereotyped black women? Good literature is about calling up images without explicitly writing about it. I remember an author’s advice for author wanna-bees; if you bring in a black woman in your story, it will add something exotic and sensual! So Dutch author Vuistjes just followed boot camp guidelines for starters and used stereotypes that already exits in literature, or even worse, in society.

But there's one thing that bordered me. The image of the author's black girlfriend sitting next to him at the presentation of his book. It was the image of: look I am not racist nor a bigot, because I have black girlfriend. And that of course, doesn’t have to be true.

Update: I changed the English translation of the book into 'Only decent people', that's correct translation of the book 'Alleen maar nette mensen'. After seeing the video of the author on Black women in Europe I understood what he really meant. According to the author, this is said by people in the upper class neighbourhood Amsterdam Zuid. They mean that only decent people live there, and not so called "allochtonen" (blacks and other non-western ethnic minorities.

Anousha Nzume's translation of her opinion piece