Today I want to share with you one of the songs that Gustav Mahler wrote to poetry by Friedrich Rueckert.
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Mackerel slow-cooked with garlic, red peppers and parsley – Σκουμπρι με σκορδο, κοκκινη πιπερια και μαιντανο
Today I wanted to eat fish and so I went to find my good fishmonger. One of my buys was
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Ο πλους συνεχιζεται, ατελειωτο το κουβαρι ξετυλιγεται και σταματα για λιγο στα στενα της κορινθου, λιγο νοτιωτερα απο τα δυο
Continue readingSweet Movie (1974) – A film by Dusan Makavejev
Now that memory lane is open, and thanks to the slow boat ride to Vienna, I bring back to my
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Μερα που ειναι σημερα η μνημη ξυπναει και αναμοχλευει τα παληα. Η μνημη ομως δεν υπαρχει αφ εαυτης, αλλα παντα
Continue readingRestaurant Steirereck – Vienna, Austria
Introduction Today I continue with my second gastronomic experience in Vienna, the first being in the Restaurant Vestibuel, reported a
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Hugo von Hofmannstahl was a writer born in Vienna. I got to know his work from the operas of the German
Continue readingThe 20th century Venus of Urbino – Monica Bellucci
I know, I know, it was supposed to be only a three part sequence, but life is unpredictable, and Monica
Continue readingThe 20th century Venus of Urbino – Part III: Streep, Pfeiffer, Thurman
This is Part III of the search for the 20th century Venus of Urbino, starring Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, and
Continue readingThe 20th century Venus of Urbino – Part II: Vitti, Dunaway, Deneuve
I continue with the journey I started yesterday, nominating the candidates for the 20th century Venus of Urbino. Today I
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