Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker has passed away. Perhaps the best of the post-War German statesman, he typified the decency and earnestness of a generation that gave unflinching testimony to the past, and demanded a higher level of conduct for the future. I have little doubt how he would have handled Pegida, or the Greek freak show that threatens today's Europe. S.T.T.L. Bundespräsident / Richard von Weizsäcker

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Winston Churchill

From 'The New Yorker'

Joan of Arc

Children at play

Let's trade these borscht breathes for Nadya Savchenko - Russian Spies Subject of U.S. Charges in Manhattan - Bloomberg

Alleged Russian Spies Subject of U.S. Charges in Manhattan - Bloomberg:



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As the snow closes in this morning, we have news that the Leftist Syriza party has formed a coalition with the Golden Dawn Fascists in Greece. Oh my Darling Party Line - YouTube

My Darling Party Line - YouTube:



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Così Fan Tutte - per pieta - Glyndebourne 2006 with Miah Persson

Così fan tutte - per pieta - Glyndebourne 2006 - YouTube:



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Franz Schubert, Winterreise (Winter Journey) song cycle D. 911 Op. 89, 1828 Ian Bostridge, tenor ; Julius Drake, piano

Schubert Winterreise Ian Bostridge Julius Drake - YouTube

Last summer's sail Gardiner's Bay

'Die-in' on Lexington Avenue. 'Black Lives Matter' demonstration

Carnegie Hall Opening night 2006 - DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN - Porgi Amor & Dove sono

Carnegie Hall Opening night 2006 - DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN - Porgi Amor & Dove sono - YouTube:



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Along with the rouble, here's some recently depreciated Russians - Donetsk airport morgues scored invaders and their mercenaries

Donetsk morgues scored invaders and their mercenaries / New Region:



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Wake up y'all! J. S. Bach - Kantate "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 140 (Ton Koopman) - YouTube

J. S. Bach - Kantate "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 140 (Ton Koopman) - YouTube:



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M. Lafayette, I am ashamed...after the no-show at the Paris demonstration, John Kerry Has James Taylor Sing 'You've Got a Friend' to the French - Hit & Run : Reason.com

John Kerry Has James Taylor Sing 'You've Got a Friend' to the French - Hit & Run : Reason.com:



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Perhaps the finest statement of values, including Laïcité, from France after the attacks. My grandparents were right to fight on the Western Front after all! It is followed by the 'Va, Pensiero' from the Chorus of Hebrew Staves from Verdi's Nabucco. Re: Charlie Hebdo : L'Opéra de Paris rend hommage aux victimes des attentats - Diapason

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Something of the unalloyed good...Beethoven String Quartet No 12 Op 127 in E flat major Alban Berg Quartet - YouTube

Beethoven String Quartet No 12 Op 127 in E flat major Alban Berg Quartet - YouTube

South on the Hudson

What the Paris Attack Is Really About (Hint -- Neither Free Speech Nor the Varied Nature of Muslims) | David Mednicoff

What the Paris Attack Is Really About (Hint -- Neither Free Speech Nor the Varied Nature of Muslims) | David Mednicoff:



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Pegida has received a gift they don't deserve. The Cologne Cathedral had best turn the lights back on, as Europe grows dark.

'Because I am kinder than you' Mozart - Nozze di Figaro - act IV - "Contessa perdono"