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tisdag 7 juli 2015

Strikingly blue'n'white

Alexis Tsipras, blue'n'white striker
Jari Litmanen, blue'n'white striker.
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The Greek myth of Ajax (according to Wikipedia):


"Ajax, with his great shield and spear, manages to drive off the Trojans, while Odysseus pulls the body to his chariot, and rides away with it to safety. After the burial, each claims Achilles' magical armor for himself as recognition for his heroic efforts. After several days of competition, Odysseus and Ajax are tied for the ownership of the divine armor, which had been forged on Mount Olympus by the smith-god Hephaestus. It is then that a competition is held to determine who deserves the armor. Ajax argues that because of his strength and the fighting he has done for the Greeks, including saving the ships from Hector, and driving him off with a massive rock, he deserves the armor. However, Odysseus proves to be more eloquent, and the council gives him the armor. Ajax, 'Unconquered', and furious, falls upon his own sword, 'conquered by his sorrow'."


måndag 6 juli 2015

Tragedy, comedy and katharsis. Part II

Yanis Varoufakis
* fun politician of Fantasy and Alexis *
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Jörn Donner
* finn producer of Fanny and Alexander *
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Ingmar Bergman
* final creator of Fanny and Alexander *


"Perhaps we are the same person. Perhaps we have no limits; perhaps we flow into each other, stream through each other, boundlessly and magnificently. You bear terrible thoughts; it is almost painful to be near you. At the same time it is enticing. Do you know why?"


"The world is a den of thieves, and night is falling. Evil breaks its chains and runs through the world like a mad dog. The poison affects us all. No one escapes. Therefore let us be happy while we are happy. Let us be kind, generous, affectionate and good. It is necessary and not at all shameful to take pleasure in the little world."

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Both quotes from Fanny and Alexander

lördag 4 juli 2015

Tragedy, comedy and katharsis

Yanis Varoufakis,
creator of the great "Funny and Alexander"
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Ingmar Bergman,
creator of the great "Fanny and Alexander".