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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Film Review: Spotlight
Zur deutschen Fassung dieser Filmkritik. The best film of the year – as confirmed by my friend Oscar from Hollywood– is one without explosions, without car chases, without a love story, without superheroes, without perfectly shaped asses in tight dresses, without … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Law, Religion, USA
Tagged Catholic church, christianity, Cinema, journalism, Media, movies, newspapers, Spotlight
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The Power of Prayer
People pray for health. People pray for world peace. People pray for financial success. People pray for finding a boyfriend. People pray for success with the chemistry exam. People pray for having a child. People pray for a safe journey. … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders would have won? Bullshit.
Of course it didn’t take long for some of Bernie Sander’s supporters to exclaim with certainty that their candidate would have „easily/certainly/absolutely“ won against Donald Trump. That is not only an easy thing to say because it can never be … Continue reading
The homeless non-beggar
Shortly after midnight at the train station of Cluj in Romania. The night train to Targu Mures has been canceled without any information about the underlying reason, let alone a replacement train or even a bus. With my broken Romanian, … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Law, Romania, Travel
Tagged Cluj, poverty, railroad, train, train station
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First thoughts on the election of Donald Trump
As has become customary on election nights, I have been twittering my initial thoughts all night. Here is a selection of those tweets and some additional comments. Saddest picture of this election so far: people in line staring at their … Continue reading
Man with Hat
Walking around the cemetery in Piura, I stumbled into a photo shooting. “Wow, what a hot hombre,” the photographer exclaimed and asked me if I wanted to pose for some photos, giving his actual models time for a break. (In … Continue reading
Religious Running
South America is so religious, even the routes for races are laid out in the shape of a cross. By the way, I really miss the Abraham-Lincoln-Park in Cochabamba. Beautiful place for running and reading.
The worst year for human health
1492 must have been the worst year for human health. Latin Americans got deadly diseases, alcohol and bacon. Europeans got diarrhea, chocolate and tobacco.
A Humidor for the Poor
Among us connoisseurs: a fridge is just as good. I learnt this from the store in Cochabamba where I regularly bought cheap (probably because they weren’t quite authentic) Cohibas. They stored the box with cigars on top of the beer … Continue reading
Random Thoughts (2)
I am still getting up every day before 6 am. But because of that, I need a pizza or a steak at 10 am at the latest and by noon I am already smoking cigars. Dear Donald Trump, “she’s not … Continue reading
