The British writer and journalist Graham Hancock is specialised in unconventional theoriesinvolving ancient civilizations, stone monuments or megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths and astronomical/astrological data from the past. One of the main themes running through many of his books is a posited global connection with a “mother culture” from which he believes all ancient historical civilizations sprang.
The EU emerged to a castle, defending it’s walls, disregarding the own contribution to global conflicts. The EU is one of the worldwide biggest weapon exporters. Germany is the third in the axes of evil, earning from the world’s killing fields.
During the Gezi uprisings in summer 2013 Erdem Gündüz gained a sudden fame. In the night of the 18th of June, when all the demonstrations on Taksim Square were forbidden, he kept standing in front of the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) staring on the building. The AKM is one of the central cultural palaces in Istanbul and a symbol for the spirit of the early Republican times.
Piecing together Vivian Maier’s life can easily evoke Churchill’s famous quote about the vast land of Tsars and commissars that lay to the east. A person who fit the stereotypical European sensibilities of an independent liberated woman, accent and all, yet born in New York City.
The stranded passenger Richard Dunn passed the time at Las Vegas Airport creating a hilarious music video alternative for Celine Dion’s version of Eric Carmen’s 1975 power ballad All by Myself.