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[MeltingMan]

Really impressive shots from 12.06. in Hohn (Schleswig-Holstein). We won't see this diversity again anytime soon, unless...

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The purchase price gives hope that the house (Manoir du Leuhan) will not be misused, but will be used for its original purpose as a residential building. Anything else would be a scandal or, even worse, an irretrievable loss. I particularly like the interior.

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Any help will probably come too late here. More details at Blendecques on French Wikipedia.

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The German version of Chickens Come Home (Die Dame auf der Schulter) from 1931 with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch and others.   

[MeltingMan]

A brief overview of Gaza in Jewish history, from the Bronze Age to the present day.

WELT - WAR AGAINST ISRAEL: "The type of killing is also a statement to Western democracies!" - Friedman

I greatly appreciate Mr. Friedman, but I would still like to ask two comments/questions: are anti-Israel demonstrations on German soil something that democracy fundamentally has to endure or do they actually constitute a criminal offense? And the second is the admission that here, similar to Ukraine, we are dealing with a protracted neighborhood conflict that could lead to a global war because, to put it bluntly, Moscow and Beijing believe that the Western democracies are in a kind of decline. So what kind of century are we getting?

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This is Alan Dershowitz's video podcast called The Dershow. We discuss politics, law, the constitution and current events.

We also commemorate the so-called Reichspogromnacht 85 years ago today.

[Ulrich]

"Poor Things", I enjoyed it, Emma Stone played well (won an "Oscar" too):

[Ulrich]

Last week I watched "Dream Scenario", a small film with Nicolas Cage, which wasn't bad at all.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942866/


Next I want to see "Civil War" by Alex Garland (all the movies I saw directed by him, were good). Let's just hope this scenario won't be too real all too soon!

[MeltingMan]

By the paternal side, the family of Kant was of Scotch derivation;

Les Derniers Jours D'Emmanuel Kant (The Last Days of Immanuel Kant w/ English subs)

[MeltingMan]

On April 27, 2019, the synagogue [Chabad of Poway] was the site of a shooting in which one person was killed and three were injured.

[Ulrich]

Well I watched "Furiosa (A Mad Max Saga)". It is kinda the prequel to "Mad Max Fury Road", telling the story of Furiosa. Did I really need to know her story? No. But I watched it anyway. Basically the dialogue is forgettable, action is "over the top" in some places. It was "entertaining rubbish", but in a good way...

Of course with almost 2 and a half hours, it is way too short - I mean, why don't we get to hear the backstory of "Immortan Joe"? Or is it that going to be the next movie? 

[Ulrich]

"Longlegs" (a "horror" sort of movie - I'd expected more of a "Silence of the lambs" kinda thriller, but it was okay)

[Ulrich]

"The Substance" was quite a ride... from a persiflage on the "youth cult" in Hollywood it went on to full-on horror with streams of blood in the 2nd half.

https://decider.com/2024/05/21/demi-moore-filming-full-frontal-nude-scenes-cannes-hit-the-substance/

[Ulrich]

"The Hound Of the Baskervilles" (1959), tonight on "arte" channel...

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi933561625/