The Netherlands Welcomes Drumpf in His Own Words
Funny political satire from the Netherlands. During such dark times, laughter is the best medicine.
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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor
Lavavoth
Jan 23, 20171 min read
"Puti’s Going to Make Everything OK"
Comedy sketches are ripe with material, and SNL is proving their mastery in this genre. There's a silver lining to these oppressive times.
Lavavoth
Jan 20, 20171 min read
Was ist auf in der Welt gehen?
She wondered out loud in German, ruminating on the president elect's asseverations that are as inauthentic and ridiculous as his toupee.
Lavavoth
Jan 20, 20171 min read
Mourning on a global scale
What else can be said?
Lavavoth
Jan 13, 20174 min read
Apocalyptic Reverie: Doing the Mushroom Shuffle in Berlin
The air literally felt strange, as if I were being pricked by something that was on the verge of detonating.
Lavavoth
Dec 29, 20165 min read
“Colonial Amnesia”: Germany Wrestles with Its Past (Again)
When nations acknowledge past atrocities and compensate for their mistakes, it sends a clear message that the past should never be forgotten
Lavavoth
Dec 26, 20163 min read
Ghosts of Berlin, Part 2: The Berlin Wall
I meandered my way through the streets, shuddering at all the postwar construction, knowing exactly why old Berlin no longer existed...
Lavavoth
Dec 25, 20162 min read
Weihnachtsfrieden: The Christmas Truce of 1914
The soldiers that had only hours ago aimed weapons at each other now shook hands in no man’s land, offering gifts, exchanging POWs.
Lavavoth
Dec 24, 20161 min read
Funny, Fucked Up, Frightening
Look Who's Back, directed by David Wnendt, paints a grim and disturbing portrayal of Hitler returning to contemporary Germany.
Lavavoth
Dec 24, 20161 min read
Sieg Heil Herr Drumpf and The New Nuclear Arms Race
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Lavavoth
Dec 22, 20163 min read
Ghosts of Berlin, Part 1: The Flak Tower
When I prepared for my trip in February, I knew, given its intense history, that I would inevitably run into a spirit or two...
Lavavoth
Dec 18, 20164 min read
Brandstätten: Setting Germany Ablaze
Learning about the firsthand accounts of the Allied bombing campaign of German cities, add another layer to the war.
Lavavoth
Dec 16, 20166 min read
“It Was Great Fun!”: Antique Photo Collection, Hitler Youth Haircut & the Unbearable Thousand-Year Reign of Fascism
I collect these things because they are directly tethered to an unspeakable past, and this helps me to psychically understand the history.
Lavavoth
Dec 15, 20164 min read
From Prussia (and Beyond) with Love: Searching for Hans's Face in the Portraits of Others Leads to Unexpected Photo Collection
Collecting these photos was a spiritual and aesthetic quest to get as close to Hans's doppelgänger as possible.
Lavavoth
Mar 14, 20154 min read
Reclaiming My Voice: A Return to My Roots
The 1990s was a decade-long shameless, sexual exploration. I was curious, unafraid, liberated, and a bit of a hedonist.
Lavavoth
Mar 13, 20154 min read
Medication
In 2014, Sen. David Zuckerman introduced S. 306, a bill which permits recreational use and sale of marijuana.
Lavavoth
Sep 29, 20081 min read
Reflecting About Previous Sketches
I have been re-investigating some old sketches that visually discuss internal and unconscious dialogue, conflict and narratives.
Lavavoth
Nov 27, 20071 min read
Internalizing My Vogue Subscription (Part 3): Plastic Parts
As I peruse my vogue magazine and size myself up with the models, something insidious begins to occur.
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