Oldest Human Art Found

Archeologists just found the oldest human drawing from over 40,000 years ago. The drawings are in a cave on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Here you can see examples of the drawings.

ACHTUNG SPERREFRIST 08.10.14 um 19:00 UHR/ 40 000 Jahre alt: Hšhlenkunst auf Sulawesi
Hand stencils
Babirusa (Deerpig) and hand stencil

Helmut Schmidt turns 95

On the occasion on his 95th birthday (23. December 1918), German public television produced and televised a docudrama of the life of the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Lebensfragen (The big questions of life) is based on a long interview and the reenactment of the highlights of Schmidt’s life. The interview was conducted by the [Read More]

The World remembers Nelson Mandela

Everybody seems to want to say good-bye to Nelson Mandela and participate in his sainthood. Here is a nice obituary from the New Yorker. . POSTSCRIPT: NELSON MANDELA, 1918-2013 by He was the last of the twentieth century’s national liberators. He became a global symbol of righteousness and reconciliation. He led his [Read More]