“Rachel Chu: So your family is rich? Nick Young: We’re comfortable. Rachel Chu: That is exactly what a super-rich person would say.” ~ Dialog from the movie Crazy Rich Asians By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout You don’t need statistics to enjoy a comedy but here it is anyway. There are 637 billionaires in Asia, 594 out of…
“Campaign finance is the gateway to every other issue you might care about – whether it be education or tax reform or foreign policy.” Ann M. Ravel, former chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission. By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Dark Money is a new political documentary that addresses financing for political campaigns at a…
“Debbie Ocean: How long would it take you to make seven pieces of jewelry? Amita: Five or six hours. Debbie Ocean: How long if I told you you didn’t have to live with your mother anymore? Amita: Less.” ~Dialog from Ocean’s Eight By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Hollywood is rocked daily by harassment accusations…
“If Jacques Chirac is so interested in non-European art it’s largely because the 20th century discovered the quality, scope and significance of these cultures after having dominated and scorned them for such a long time.”< em>Former French Culture minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon in an interview for Financial Times By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout It is…
“Apart from painting and gardening, I’m good for nothing. My greatest masterpiece is my garden.” Claude Monet By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout It goes without saying that you can literally spend weeks in Paris just visiting museums, taking in sights and exploring points of interest and there will always be something new to discover….
“Who is this museum for? …For everybody- to give a chance to meet Jewish community that gave the world great thinkers, leaders, scientists, writers, musicians and painters.” Marian Turski – journalist, historian, Chairman of the Board of POLIN Museum, Vice President of Jewish Historical Institute in Poland, Holocaust survivor Check it Out! By Nina Heyn,…
“The man was an expert in deceit, and he came to my father’s house bringing a necklace strung with gold and amber beads. While my dear mother and her maids examined and handled it, haggling over the price, he nodded silently to the woman.” Homer, The Odyssey (Book 15) Check it Out! By Nina Heyn,…
“So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?” Christina Aguilera Check it Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Every May since 1946, the most famous and the most prestigious film festival in the world starts in a small beach resort of Cannes on the French Riviera. Even though there are signs that…
” – 2000 years of revenge, vendetta, murder… -Welcome to Beirut” A dialog in the movie Beirut Check it Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout In the olden days of cinema, circa last century, there have been plenty of political dramas to choose from. You could watch The Deer Hunter about Vietnam War or…
“For the moment – an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by – I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, ‘Can you see anything?’ it was all I could do to get out the words, ‘Yes, wonderful things.” Howard Carter…