Cover picture: Leading actress Christine Baranski (Diane Lockhart) at the Romy Awards 2012 in Vienna. Photographer: Manfred Werner, used under CC BY-SA 3.0, taken from Wikimedia Commons Review: “The Good Fight“, Season 4 Episode 1...
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...
Marlene Dietrich, Erich Maria Remarque & “Arc de Triomphe“
The correspondence between Marlene Dietrich and Erich Maria Remarque is sometimes described as the most beautiful romance novel of the 20th century. When reading the letters from Remarque to Marlene Dietrich, one gets the impression...
Jerry Stiller: Obituary for the “King of Queens“-Star
Jerry Stiller died of natural causes on May 11th, 2020, famous for his roles in “Seinfeld“ and “King of Queens“.Many people know Stiller for his role in the sitcom “King Of Queens“, where Jerry Stiller...
Grace Kelly — Actress & princess
Hollywood produced a lot of actresses – every one of them had a destiny of their own. Grace Kelly is mainly known for her films with Alfred Hitchcock (“Rear Window”, 1954): Hitchcock was impressed by the...
Failure is a feeling before it becomes a result: Michelle Obama, “Becoming“
Which woman comes to my mind when thinking of strong women? I think of none other than Michelle Obama. Born in 1964, she became a lawyer and eventually First Lady of the United States. In...
“Star Trek Picard“ — Episode 1: What does the series want to tell us?
After there have been high expectations concerning the new spin-off in the Star Trek universe, it’s been finally published: the first episode of “Star Trek Picard“. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) has quit Starfleet and spends his...