ow, 79-year-old American photographer, Danny Lyon doesn’t spend his time in Europe. His beginnings are located in the American civil rights movement of the sixties, where he documented the protests against race separation. But the first real retrospective of his career is now taking place in Europe, in the FotoMuseum Winterthur.
The American actress Claudette Colbert was one of the first great stars of the talkie era. She shaped the self-confident type of woman in screwball comedy. Her hallmarks were comic talent and dialogical timing. She died 25 years ago on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
Those who visit a theater usually only see what is happening on the stage. Most of the dramas take place behind it – in the backstage area. Here strength, courage, and self-confidence are put to the test. Fixed rules apply here – and there are even ghosts.
Since last year, there has been a record increase in resignations. The number of new staff members is clearly insufficient. One of the key reasons for this trend is the strong social backlash. It happened in the year of the presidential election following the death of George Floyd. Questions arise as to the capacity of the authorities to effectively enforce the rule of law.
Lyonel Feininger, born in New York on July 17, 1871, loved the idyll – and translated it into an abstract language of forms. The paintings by the Bauhaus teacher, inspired by Thuringian village churches or the Baltic Sea, are part of the canon of modern art.
Andy Warhol’s works are world-famous. He is considered an icon of Pop Art. But behind the colorful surfaces, there are complex religious references. However, the churchgoer Warhol kept his religiosity hidden from the public.
There is one joke about Miles Davis. It is said that at a reception at the American White House, President Ronald Reagan’s wife Nancy asked Davis what he had done in life. “I’ve changed the music five or six times,” he replied. “What have you done besides [making love] to the president?”
150 years of fashion for the 150th anniversary: The exhibition “About Time: Fashion and Duration” in the Metropolitan Museum in New York tells how women’s wardrobe has developed – and which ideas shape it to this day.
Four new women and a published page of the script that has a clear message: The sequel “And Just Like That” could actually be exciting.
The city is experiencing one of the toughest years in its history. But New York will reinvent itself again. After all, this is where the best ideas have always come from – from hot dogs to acrylic paint to disco.
Astoria has a lot to offer – good restaurants and cafes, close to Manhattan while retaining cheap rents, and a lot of tree-lined streets. But one of the best parts of living in Astoria is the abundance of parks along Astoria East River Waterfront, including the lot of loved Astoria Park.
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded at a time when the towering buildings and winding streets of New York City were developing. Although it turned out that New York City would eventually become one of the largest and busiest cities in the world, New York law wanted to ensure that the landscape wasn’t limited to just skyscrapers and cobbled streets and that some flora and fauna would be preserved stay. In 1897, New York State legislation cleared 39 hectares of land for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Big Apple is a real paradise for shopaholics, and with different shopping budgets. A detailed overview in our article.
Sailing in New York or off New York is an incredibly relaxed and impressive way to experience the city from the water. We love to be out and about by boat or ship because it always somehow conveys a vacation-on-vacation feeling. Great weather combined with a sailing trip on the Hudson River, the East River, or the port of New York is an experience that we warmly recommend.
Looking for the best Mexican restaurants in Manhattan? Then you’ve come to the right place. Regardless of whether it is tacos or quesadillas: the pure variety and freshness make the apparently simple recipes for me. We really like to eat Mexican food, and there are several good restaurants in Manhattan. Los Tacos also had to be there – it is our “delicious low budget” tip.
If you are only in New York for two or three days you ask yourself the question: What is really worthwhile and should I just not miss it?
Have you decided to travel to the starting point of your cruise on your own? Do you want to stay at your destination for a few more days before you go home? Classic and more modern hotels, established and trendy restaurants, surprising bars, and good cafes.
How the right to be a taxi driver in New York was sold for a million dollars, became a tool of financial fraud and a reason for suicide – and what the city authorities are doing now when desperate taxi drivers are standing outside the windows of the City Hall.
All of this has been drowned out since the fall of 1967 by the increasingly louder debate about the war in Vietnam. This had provoked criticism from the start, but mostly within academic circles and marginal groups of the New Left.
In 1967, the liberal post-war consensus in the USA fell apart. This was based on a combination of several elements: on the one hand, on a robust foreign policy anti-communism and internationalism, on the other hand, on growing prosperity in the wake of the economic boom after the Second World War, which was accompanied by the expansion of welfare state programs, but also growing political participation of previously discriminated groups.
