He is one of America’s most admired writers and broadcasters (he has won every major award in broadcasting). Scott Simon was born in Chicago, Illinois, grewing up in major cities across the United States and Canada, (including Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C.). His books include Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan; Jackie …
Read More »THE UNUSUAL LIFE OF A WOMAN NAME GERDA – The love between a painter and muse that transcends borders sexes
GERDA WEGENER 1/3 – She was born on March day, 1886. She was a Danish fashion illustrator and painter of lesbian erotica in the 1930s, she grew up in Hobro, but she left home at the age of 17 and moved to Copenhagen as a teenager to pursue her artistic interests. She worked as a successful fashion illustrator for magazines, …
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MISS SMILLA’S FEELING FOR SNOW – Romance by Peter Høeg
All his works are stylistically very different from one another. He has a reputation for being hard to place in terms of literary style. He is a Danish writer of fiction, and was born in Copenhagen (Denmark), but before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer and actor. He received a Master of Arts in Literature …
Read More »DANISH SHADES OF POETRY
BARCAROLE – Poetry by Johan Ludvig Heiberg The night is so quiet, the air is so clear, dew Beads trundle, Moon rays play along the lake’s glass. Wave Melodies cradle heart into. Suk and Appeals tier, wind Blow liberator, it betyngte mind. WHEREVER WE GO – Poetry by Henrik Nordbrandt Wherever we go, we always too late in what once …
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HIDDEN TREASURES IN DENMARK – Aarhus, pedaling through stimulating museums and gastronomy fizzy
Everyone loves to travel, but not everyone loves to travel the same way. All you have to do is have the time in your life. Meeting Benches. The way to make the world a better place is easy. Choose a bench, where you can publish what you have painted or written, a review of a book that you’ve read, or …
Read More »PRANAS DOMSAITIS (1880/1965), LITHUANIAN PAINTER – The intuitive wisdom of the peasant, whit Chagall’s enchanting visions
VILNIUS’ CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERIES / LITHUANIA
A reading room and cinema, encouraging dialogue between art, film and other media, can also be found at the center. The Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius – Vokieciu st. 2, Vilnius – known locally as Å iuolaikinio Meno Centras, is one of the leading art institutions in the Baltic region. Its focus is on displaying the latest international trends by organizing …
Read More »IN SMALL VILLAGE ZIBINKAI – Kretinga district, Klaipeda (Lithuania): HBH Juozo Alus, to give you a different day
The first beer barrels were filled by HBH “Juozo” beer brewery on 1st of May, 1995, in small village Žibininkai. A bar with three tables, containing only 18 people, was equipped near brewery for beer lovers. (Zibininkai LT-97230 | Kretinga district, Klaipeda 97230, Lituania). HBH Juozo Alus http://www.hbh.lt/en/ For a good dinner, to give you a different day. Lovely venue, …
Read More »LITHUANIAN MUSIC
Traditional Lithuanian Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldMiL_gJG2I A folk song from Lithuania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3subUnkjUHU The 16 most awesomest Lithuanian songs ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AXIA6nEhXY Hot Electronic Music “Best of Lithuania” Mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aV-UuTAEcE
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IDENTITY CRISIS – Poetry by Eugenijus AliÅ¡anka Who would I be if I weren’t, as I am now a man of unknown faith my head out on its own, and god too and language patched from languages. Say I were a long-haul truck driver, what would I eat what would I think, where would I sleep and with whom. The …
Read More »THE WHITE SHROUD – Romance by Antanas Å kÄ—ma
He’s sometimes referred to as Lithuanian Albert Camus. His style is full of unexpected metaphor and subconscious. He was born in a November day, 1910. Antanas Å kÄ—ma, was a Lithuanian writer, and during World War I he lived in Russia with his parents. In 1921, they all came back to Lithuania. From 1940 to 1944 he did work in Vilnius …
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WELCOME TO SUNNY NERINGA – At one time, this was a fishing village
Welcome to Nida, Lithuania. At one time, this was a fishing village, overlooking the beautiful peninsula of Neringa (a strip of land separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea). Today, as you are also able to see, Nida is a tourist center, with beautiful beaches and white sand dunes, all surrounded by pine forests. http://www.lithuania.travel/en-gb/ What to see? We …
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