Painting politician, political painter
In april 2022 I visited a lovely city in the eastern part of Germany: Cottbus. To my surprise and somewhat to my delight, I discovered a synagogue near the hotel I was staying in. And to my astonishment, I saw these images on the side of the small, stark white building. It looks like two… Continue reading Coincidence does exist. Or not?
Hardly any bible reading this time although that tag does fit this video. My father died a year before this church was demolished. A few years ago there was some kind of a contest in the Netherlands wherein this church was named as one of the most beautiful demolished buildings. My family regularly visited its… Continue reading Rejoicing at Revelation horror
There is something rotten in the Netherlands. In parliament, in government and -in my not so humble opinion even more worrying- in the judicial system. The Dutch version of the text the video refers to can be found here. (It is yet to be translated).
Colourizing old movies: I saw great examples of it before and today I discovered that a fellow Dutchman called Rick is doing a really great job in this field. Here an example of his work: The Attack on Pearl Harbour.This blogpost is about something completely different, yet in a way comparable. I chose this example-link… Continue reading Expressionism? I do want to cry out..
I used the (in)famous photo of Chamberlain as featured image. Somewhat amazingly I could find it at the BBC. (Link) This is a good source to start if you know little or nothing about why the name ‘Chamberlain’ to many is almost a synonym for ‘appeasement’.
Bismarck laid the foundation for the Third Reich Like all videos at ODP this one is meant as a warning against dismissing history. I sincerely hope that simply showing some images of this cemetery helps a little bit in resisting hysteria, hoaxing and war-mongering. In these times it is good to think a little bit… Continue reading A military cemetery in Spremberg: Sonst Nichts…
