Dear Editors,
I am writing to you re: a recent editorial cartoon published in the Saturday evening edition of The New Berliner. On page 43 [dreiundveirzig], a cartoon attributed to staff illustrator Joe Himmel depicted our most esteemed ruler, emperor, and Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht [hence, Wilhelm II or, [...]
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August 7, 2008, 1:00PM PST: Held first private session with subject Shriver, M. [wife]. Subject claimed marriage has been strained for some time. Blames poor communication with subject Schwarzenegger, A. [husband]. While subject Shriver, M. conceded that lack of open dialogue in marriage may be a result of husband’s work as action hero, strongest [...]
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Dear German Stereotype:
I was talking to my friend Heloise last Tuesday – boy, is she a talker – and we got on the subject of good, wholesome movies to get the grandkids for Christmas. I said I heard that there was a “DVD” of E.T. put out a few years ago, and figured it would [...]
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Translated by Herman Eindringling
Chapter 2: Boredom
The good film is the film that is boring. Hollywood America is bad films – all things moving, dancing, singing of home. With bangs and crashes and the explosions of energy, the American film distracts and negates the filmality of truth. It is the real might of film that enshrouds [...]
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