Category Archives: poetry
Frankie Boyle reloads…
After years as one of the most celebrated comic panelists on Mock the Week and blowing up nationwide and internationally with his firebrand harsh flavour of standup comedy, Franke Boyle is now apparently putting together his own 6-part series on … Continue reading
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Palestinian Hip-Hop
Pretty good look around rappers on the eastern Mediterranean, from Israel to the Palestinian Occupied Territories, Syria, Lebanon, etc. With a few videos which feature captions in English. Rapping in Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic by Robert Mackey in the NY … Continue reading
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Suheir Hammad
From the first Def Poetry season, aired on TV in 2002. With the Twin Tower attacks still fresh in the New York audience’s minds, Suheir gives her take on what life is like after the attacks. – Especially what it’s … Continue reading
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Gil Scott-Heron is back with the devil
Gil Scott-Heron ist back. For those who don’t know him, he was one of the most outspoken black poets and social critics of the 70ties. He is widely considered to be a frontrunner for modern hiphop. His most famous poem … Continue reading
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Party like it’s 1993
Ich präsentiere: die aktuelle Nummer 1 der englischen Charts – “Kiling in the name of” von Rage against the Machine. Anscheinend hatte eine Gruppe von Leuten die Schnauze voll von den Casting Shows, deren Gewinner regelmässig um die Weihnachtszeit die … Continue reading
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Writer’s cramp – The video
If there’s ever been a video that illustrates the title and general attitude of this blog, then this is likely the one. Grip Grand – 96 Tears (Showstopper Mix) The video is a rough draft, which you can tell by … Continue reading
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An Publikum und Futterlieferanten
Inspiriert von der Meldung über die aktuellsten LeserInnenzahlen der grössten Zeitungen und Zeitschriften der Schweiz fühlte ich mich mal wieder an den ollen Tucholsky erinnert. Was er 1931 über Kunst und Gesellschaft schrieb, trifft auch heute noch den Nagel auf … Continue reading
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Ruhe in Frieden: Mario Benedetti (1920-2009)
Ein grosser, bescheidener Poet der fein gesponnenen Zeilen und Träume ist von uns gegangen. CERRAR LOS OJOS (Die Augen schliessen) von Mario Benedetti, Montevideo 2008 Cerremos estos ojos para entrar al misterio el que acude con gozos y desdichas así … Continue reading
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The name of the beast is not 666
Some may have noticed the tag I applied to the economics posts lately. I labeled those as “econopocalyshit” and thought myself very clever. Looks like a bunch of other people have been equally or even more creative. Below is a … Continue reading
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Zadie’s audacious hope…
I stumbled upon an article by celebrated and awesome author Zadie Smith in the NY Review of Books. It’s taken from a lecture she gave on the topic of multiculturalism (to use a word she doesn’t), or standing in between … Continue reading
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