Literature · 01. September 2022
Platinum blonde hair. Striking red lipstick. Admirable hourglass-shaped body. Sweetly charming smile. We have all seen her, the actress and renowned sex-symbol, on numerous posters, t-shirts, cards, cups and what else the booming merchandise industry around the arguably most iconic Hollywood starlet has to offer - in Palm Springs there is even a 26-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe statue on display outside of the local art museum, granting visitors a direct look at her panties underneath the famous...
Pop Culture · 19. August 2022
Kya Clark aka the marsh girl leaves nature-bound isolation to enter theatres (spoiler free) In her bestselling novel Delia Owens spins a beautifully poetic tale of a girl abandoned by her family, growing up alone but not lonely, for nature is her constant companion. She learns to survive on her own, while coping with her status as social outcast, studying the wilderness and creatures around her and falling in love. Until a boy dies and the ´marsh girl´ is accused of murder. Now actress and...
Literature · 08. August 2022
As she said in an interview, Marian Keyes herself is quiet the family person and passionate organizer of big get togethers à la Casey. Which cannot be denied after having read this thick but page turning little novel. Growing up is messy, but being grown-up is even messier. The Casey brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam are -more or less happily- married to Jessie the business owner, Cara the hotel manager and Nell the stage designer. On top of that come children, teenagers, parents, in-laws,...
Life · 27. Juli 2022
The encounter of different cultures has always evoked a sense of fascination in us -in the beginning resulting in rather negative than positive outcomes. Travel triggers an innate curiosity, a longing for knowledge and adventure, offering an escape from daily routine. Back in the day, what we currently may think of as ´just another summer vacation´, was a much more ambitious endeavour. The journey to the destination alone took days instead of hours. In the Middle Ages, continuing all the way...
Pop Culture · 10. Juli 2022
29 years after Hammond initially opened the gates to his ethically questionable theme-park, Spielberg´s celebrated dinosaur science-fiction saga reaches its grand finale (spoilers) So far, we have seen the giant reptiles run free on the territory of the original park grounds, then again in the first of the new movies on the same island but under different management and lastly the amusement park setting was replaced by a mysterious mansion serving as a secret dino-auction venue. For the big...
Literature · 03. Juli 2022
Dive into the wild glamour of New York City´s showbiz era in the 40s! When 19-year-old Vivian is kicked out by sophisticated Vassar college, her parents decide to ship her off to the Big Apple, causing her to leave the dull safety of her home and entering an unknown but exciting world. A world full of colour, music, dance, passion and temptations. Her aunt Peg owns a small theatre that is constantly buzzing with show girls, artists and creative talents, while working vigorously on staging one...
Literature · 09. Juni 2022
The scene is 1950s Brighton, a seaside town in the south of England. Young Marion falls in love with Tom, her best friend´s older brother. As they grow older, they spend more and more time together, starting with their first swimming lesson during the crisp hours of the morning. Although Tom the policeman asks Marion the teacher to marry him, he will never be able to return her feelings – his heart belongs to someone else. Patrick works as a curator at the local art museum, his charming and...
Pop Culture · 07. Mai 2022
What seems like a silly Sandra Bullock-in-the-jungle chick-flick on the surface is a smartly packaged nod to feminism (spoilers) Lack most of the jokes wit and are there a few cheesy lines slid in along the way? Yes. But, does it give off some Legally Blonde meets Indiana Jones vibes? That it does. Sandra Bullock plays Loretta Sage, a romance writer and widow, who would rather publish stories about ancient civilizations and the effects of colonialism instead of the popular but trashy series on...
Pop Culture · 02. Mai 2022
A good movie or tv show can make nearly anything seem interesting. From board games to math, postal work or palaeontology. With the right music and a gripping story line even accounting might sound fun – wait, isn´t there something called The Accountant? This kind of cinematic glorification is created by portraying a specific topic from its most favourable and dramatic angle, letting it function as crucial plot element and building an emotional connection to the viewer through a particularly...
Literature · 01. Mai 2022
This is the perfect read to shake off any diet craze intentions in preparation for the coming beach and swimming pool season. Ruby Tandoh writes about food with such love and passion, that will make you savour your next meal as if it were a five-star composition after a week of plain watery soup. The former Great British Bake Off finalist has since brought out several cookbooks including Crumb and Cook As You Are, as well as being published in magazines and newspapers, such as The Guardian or...