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Diary, Politics

Impeachment Was on the Family Table This Thanksgiving

by: PeterDecember 2, 2019

This opinion piece by a Harvard history professor in the WSJ is very clever and very fun to read. Impeachment Was on the Family Table This Thanksgiving Most admitted they hadn’t been paying close attention. Opinions were nevertheless served. Thanksgiving is over and, predictably, impeachment couldn’t be kept off the table. We tried to avoid the [Read More]

Astute Observations, Diary

Homage to Sherlock Holmes in current Impeachment Trial

by: PeterDecember 2, 2019

The public at large believes Trump illegally pressured Ukraine, but the majority does not yet want to throw him out of office. USA today published a great homage to Sherlock Holmes courtesy of an independent senator from Maine. Ukraine scandal: I know why Trump top dogs — Mulvaney, Pompeo, Perry & Bolton — won’t [Read More]

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Actors showing off their craft: Anne Hathaway and more

by: PeterDecember 1, 2019

A glimpse of how good an actor Anne Hathway can be in this fun impersonation. But it also let me to a treasure of other actors pulling off accents.

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One tree and four seasons

by: PeterOctober 25, 2019

Beautiful picture by Mattia Loki: One tree and landscape throughout the four seasons

Diary, Politics

Tumultuous scenes as Parliament inflicts 6th loss on PM and is sent home for 5 weeks

by: PeterSeptember 10, 2019

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Democracy Saved

by: PeterSeptember 5, 2019

Boris Johnson tried circumvent democracy. But brave souls in the Tory party saved democracy with great costs to themselves. They were expelled because of their rebellion. History books will remember them. Update on 7. Sep 2019 Here you can read what one of the protagonists of the rebellion to save democracy felt. Expelled MP warns PM’s [Read More]

Diary, Europe, Politics, Travel

Will King Boris lead the the UK to fall apart

by: PeterJuly 25, 2019

PM: My own sense is that the likelihood of the UK breaking apart has increased substantially with Boris Johnson becoming the prime minister of the UK. Here is a good summary of we know about King Boris. Boris Johnson can’t be found out: we all know he’s bluffing by Fintan O’Toole in The Guardian The new [Read More]

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The Demolition Artist: 3 Critics Debate Ivo van Hove

by: PeterJanuary 10, 2019

Peter Murmann: Inspring dicussion of the work of theatre director Ivo van Hove in the NY Times (Jan. 9, 2019) By Ben Brantley, Elisabeth Vincentelli and Jason Zinoman Who is Ivo van Hove and why are theatergoers saying such (thrilling) (furious) (mystified) things about him? How did the unassuming Belgian director, who since 2001 has made the [Read More]

Diary, Politics

This week with Trump

by: PeterDecember 14, 2018

All eyes and ears are what Cohen said this week about been directed by Trump to pay hush money. Pecker cooperating with the special council is clearly worrisome for Trump. The New Yorker reports other interesting facts that suggest to me that Trumps chance of getting elected another term of gone down substantially down this [Read More]

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G7 meeting – one photo sums it up

by: PeterJune 9, 2018

After 6 countries ganged up on Trump, he refused to sign the final communique. Trump is breaking all the rules but so far we have not seen that he can create more value than he destroys.
Let’s hope this chapter ends after 4 more years.