Tag Archives: New York

A Postcard from New York

Posted on 2021-02-03 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. In August 2008, I was visiting friends in New York. It was a very hot summer. I remember that clearly, because due to the heat, I couldn’t go running before midnight. My friends lived in Harlem, and … Continue reading →

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Lady Liberty in Bolivia

Posted on 2016-04-08 by Andreas Moser

Not only New York has a Statue of Liberty. So does Potosí in Bolivia. This one is no replica of the famous sister, but an original creation in its own right. Yet sisters they are, for they have the same … Continue reading →

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Who gave terrorists the idea to attack New York?

Posted on 2014-06-23 by Andreas Moser

In 1973 Palestinian terrorists tried to detonate three car bombs in New York City. Al-Qaeda tried to blow up the World Trade Center, two tunnels, a bridge and the UN Headquarters in 1993 and flew two hijacked planes into the … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused, # 11

Posted on 2012-11-05 by Andreas Moser

New York Marathon in 2011: New York Marathon in 2012:

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn at Rikers Island

Posted on 2011-05-18 by Andreas Moser

To those who think that the imprisonment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of International Monetary Fund, at Rikers Island prison in New York is a bit harsh, I would suggest that it rather demonstrates an ironic homage to the literature … Continue reading →

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