Still
with Germany . . . A new exhibition in Berlin explores the Hitler
personality cult and seeks to answer the question of how he was able
to wield such an influence over the German people. Called, naturally
enough, "Hitler and the Germans," it also explores how he
managed to not only win power but also keep it even as "total
defeat" loomed. Dubiously perhaps, the
exhibition features Nazi artefacts such as propaganda posters, busts
of Hitler, a card game aimed at teaching the names of top Nazis, SS
cufflinks and a red swastika lampshade. Sounds like a must.
No
sooner have I got over the disappointment of not seeing Tracy Emin's name cited in the article on fake culture I mentioned recently, than
I see she's now been given something in the New Year's Honours. Life can
be a real bitch.
I've
been visiting local bookshops recently. Needless to say, there aren't
as many of these as when I first came here. The one
I visited today is the biggest in town but only a fraction of the
size of, say, Waterstones in Leeds. Nonetheless, it's big enough to
be confusing, essentially because there isn't a single indication of
which books are where. I guess it helps to keep the assistants in
employment. Or the customers to pass/waste more time.
What
I did learn today is that there's still no consistency in Spain as to
which way round the titles are written on the spines of book. Such a
simple thing. And its lack can make it a headache to cover the shelves. Literally.
Finally
. . . This is the most ridiculous goal scored this year. Though it's
got nothing to do with Germany.
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