Monthly Archives: June 2012

Funkhaus Europa / Süpermercado: Comic-Empfehlungen Super-Schurken

. Auf WDR Funkhaus Europa (Link) spreche ich am Freitag in der Kultursendung “Süpermercado” (Link) über… Super-Bösewichter / Schurken… im Superhelden-Comic. schon jetzt: Empfehlungen für meine 10 Lieblings-Bösewichte im DC-Verlag (Link): Black Adam (Link) Lex Luthor (Link) Der Joker (Link) … Continue reading

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New, good TV? 2012′s most promising shows!

Last year, when NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and the CW announced their fall shows, I did two things: I wrote a long (German) feature about female characters, domesticity and “pretty girls” for the Berlin Tagesspiegel (Link). And I picked my … Continue reading

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[pic post] Home / Alltag, 2012

Still working on my novel, “Zimmer voller Freunde”, this summer. Where do I work? How do I live? Have a look!   . related posts: 2003 to 2008: my Hildesheim apartment (Pic Post, Link) 2011: PROSANOVA, Hildesheim (Pic Post, Link) … Continue reading

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Debatte: “Tomb Raider”, Lara Croft… und sexuelle Gewalt gegen weibliche Helden

In “Tomb Raider: Crossroads” (Trailer), einem Reboot / erzählerischem Neustart der “Tomb Raider”-Reihe (Link), muss sich Heldin Lara Croft mit 16 auf einer verwilderten Insel gegen Schmuggler, Söldner und wilde Tiere wehren. Ich bin kein Videospieler (hier ein Link meiner … Continue reading

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Underdog Literature, June 2012: 15 fresh or notable, off-the-wall titles

. Here are 15 books that caught my interest lately. Fresh, off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention: . 01: JONATHAN EVISON, “The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving”, 290 pages, 2012. 02: MICHAEL CHABON, “Telegraph Avenue”, 480 pages, … Continue reading

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“Zimmer voller Freunde”: A Look at the Characters (1)

. This is part of a series of loose and informal musings / lists about my work on “Zimmer voller Freunde”, my first novel. To see a list of all “Zimmer voller Freunde”-related posts [most of them in German], go… … Continue reading

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