In October 1980, Margaret Thatcher had been Prime Minister of the UK for over one and a half years. At that time, things were not going well for her government: Inflation was rising. Unemployment was...
Sean Connery: Obituary for the “James Bond“ of the 1960s
On October 31, 2020 Sean Connery died almost two months after his 90th birthday. With him one of the greatest actors of the last century leaves this world. But who was this cinema legend?
Dagmar Koller: From Musical Star to First Lady
In 1975 Dagmar Koller, the most photographed woman in Austria, appeared on stage together with Zarah Leander in “Das Lächeln einer Sommernacht“ (The smile of a summer’s night). The world premiere of the musical, which...
Khatia Buniatishvili: Motherland
The Georgian-French pianist Khatia Buniatishvili released her album “Motherland“ in 2015: “Motherland“ brings together interpretations of classical music by a wide variety of composers, all of whom have one thing in common: They set out...
“How far does a girl have to go before you notice her?“ — Grace Kelly in “Rear Window“
The actress and later princess of Monaco Grace de Monaco (before her marriage she was called Grace Kelly) stood in front of a film camera for the first time in November 1950. Even before that, Grace...
Who’s president? Hillary Clinton. — “The Good Fight”
What if in November 2016, instead of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton had been elected President of the United States? This is exactly the question the first episode of the new season of the Legal series...
Review: Zarah Leander — Gala of the stars — Unforgotten melodies
The longing melody of “Lang ist’s her“ (It's a long time ago) is the first tune on this compilation. Zarah Leander recorded the song on November 15, 1938 in the Lindstroem Studio in Berlin. This...
Max Raabe: A chanson goes around the world
As co-founder and singer of the Palast Orchester from Berlin, Max Raabe sings numerous songs that for many people have long been a part of the past. But do the songs sung by Max Raabe...
“Daily physical exercises! Without equipment! No costs!” — Leni Riefenstahl
For a lot of readers, the German expression “Leibesübungen“ certainly is unknown. “Leibesübungen“ can be translated with “physical exercises“. The “Leibesübungen“ have a lot in common with the school subject PE but there are also...