Monthly Archives: June 2010

MAXIMUM nu este MINIMUM

Aparitia unei noi reviste este un lucru bun, si cred ca trebuie dat credit oricarei noi publicatii, asa incat cand am aflat ca Teshu Solomovici a luat initiativa de a incerca sa umple golul lasat de disparitia MINIMUM-ului lui Mirodan, … Continue reading

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Sunshine – un film pe care nu l-am vazut (inca)

Rafi Manory si Tzutzu Mantel scriu pe una dintre listele internetice la care particip despre Sunshine al lui Istvan Szabo. Nu stiu cum, dar nu am reusit sa vad acest film, desi a trecut mai mult un deceniu de cand … Continue reading

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Pirandello in Jaffa

I have seen last night probably the best theater performance of the season with the Jaffa Gesher Theater production of Luigi Pirandello‘s Six Characters in Search of an Author. I am glad to end this year’s season with this performance, … Continue reading

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Documentary – Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

I do not remember exactly what was the day of the week that Cornel Chiriac was dedicating in the 60s and 70s to soul and R&B music in his Metronom broadcasts at the Romanian language broadcasts of Radio Free Europe … Continue reading

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Let the Games Begin!

Tonight takes place the opening ceremony of what is considered by most sport fans in the world with the exception of (some) Americans the greatest sport competition of the planet – the FIFA World Cup Final Tournament. I am no … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 13 – St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta

St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta is not only the most visited tourist attraction on the island, but also one of the most beautiful churches and religious monuments in Europe. It is located in the center of the city of Valletta … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 12 – The Megalithic Temples

The relative isolation of Malta as an island in the center of the Mediterranean, while still accessible to navigation allowed for the early development of a civilization that built an impressive number of monuments comparable to the Stonehenge megalithic structures, … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 11 – Food

Let me start with the top. The best dinner we had during our Maltese week was in the Venus restaurant in Bugibba, the sea resort next to Qawra where we stayed, located by the St. Paul’s Bay, in the area … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 10 – Marsaxlokk

Let us start with a short lesson in Maltese pronunciation. ‘x’ is read as ‘sh’ – so the name of the fishermen village I will tell about in this episode reads approximately as ‘Marsashlock’. Marsaxlokk is the biggest and most … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 9 – Lighthouses in Malta

Whoever knows me well also knows about my passion for visiting and photographing lighthouses whenever and wherever I have the occasion. I could not miss the opportunity during my vacation in Malta, a place which I suspected may have some … Continue reading

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