“So the Federal Government has armed a cyber terrorist with a digital equivalent of a nuclear warfare. Another fabulous example of your tax dollar at work.” THE BLACKLIST TV show Check it Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout They say that life imitates art but of course much more often it is art that…
“How you live your life is your business, just remember, our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once. And before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one looks at it, much less wants to come near it. Right now,…
“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion. It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the coloured canvas, reveals himself.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray By…
“I believe that art can create the power and energy of happiness,” artist Hung Yi. By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout As you probably know, apart from gorgeous views, overpriced real estate and great restaurants, San Francisco is famous for its outstanding museums that rival the New York ones. Here are three of them to…
“Ben Bradlee: If we don’t hold them accountable, who will?Kay Graham: We can’t hold them accountable if we don’t have a newspaper.” Dialogue from the THE POST CHECK IT OUT! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout December is the height of the Oscar season in Hollywood and this is when the heavyweight contender movies get…
CHECK IT OUT! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Reading news in the morning and then political or financial commentaries in the afternoon can effectively keep you depressed all day long. So, to cheer everyone up for the holidays, we are offering a list of movies to check out whenever you really feel down, and…
“Even the most art-averse cynic will recognize the blood, sweat and tears that went in to creating this strange and beautiful experience.” ~ Jordan Hoffman, reviewing Sky Ladder in The Guardian By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout In the 21st century, serious collectors have significantly turned away from old masters and impressionism towards modern art….
“Thanks to a system of satellites, natural disasters have become a thing of the past. We can control our weather.”~ President Palma in Geostorm Check it out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout As far as disaster movies go, producer/director Dean Devlin comes with a great pedigree. A long-time collaborator of director Roland Emmerich, the…
“Every civilization was built on the back of a disposable workforce, but I can only make so many.”Wallace – a creator of replicants in Blade Runner 2049 Check It Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Space exploration is considered to be potentially one of key industries and investment opportunities in the coming years. For…
“In a way that is possible only in Los Angeles, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA will implicitly raise complex and provocative issues about present-day relations throughout the Americas and the rapidly changing social and cultural fabric of Southern California.” From LA/LA event’s site Check It Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Living in Los Angeles…