Critical Essay by Pauline Kael
Ludwig II of Bavaria, the supreme childish fantasist among kings—and one of the most harmless of all kings—is such an obviously magical, gaudy subject for...
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Critical Essay by Stanley Kauffmann
Ludwig is about two mad kings, Ludwig II of Bavaria and Luchino Visconti, who made the picture. The latter is only figuratively true, of course, but along with Lud...
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The group of young Germans who, in 1905, proudly called themselves Die Brücke ("The Bridge") derived their name from Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra, one of the radical philosophical tracts...
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Area: 21.2 sq km (8.2 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 10,100Capital: Government offices in Yaren districtHead of state and government:
President
Ludwig
Scotty
Nauru
entered 2006 without its air ...
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Juan Perez beamed as he flashed his new student driving permit."I've been waiting for this for the longest time," the teenager said.Perez would have had to wait longer if it were any other year. Th...
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In the eyes of many New Jersey state workers, the governor is the Grinch who stole the day after Thanksgiving.New Jersey used to be among at least 24 states that let their workers take the day afte...
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Question 1 of 10:
Paul
and his ‘Fast Show’ partner
Charlie
Higson
once worked together as what?Buskers
Decorators
Telesales operatorsSuit salesmenQuestion 2 of 10:
Paul
, who would...
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Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes.
An extra can of soda...
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Ernst Ludwig EhrlichGENEVA (AP) — Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich, a Jewish religious philosopher who escaped the Nazis and later helped bridge the gap between Christians and Jews, has died. He was 86.E...
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BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of obese children will
grow dramatically in the coming years and so will their death
rates from heart disease, according to a pair of studies from
the United States a...
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Opera lovers and classical music aficionados have long lamented the particular difficulties they face in organizing their music in digital programs and portable players. Now a new standard announce...
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Critical Essay by Pauline Kael
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Painted 20th Century As Terrible Bridge
