Monthly Archives: April 2009

Melting Ice Caps Aside

By Jens Haas | Published: April 29, 2009
32 degrees Celsius in Manhattan yesterday, 13 degrees today. Which reminded me. Recently I talked to the wife of an American billionaire, at a reception they gave. While they enjoy their life at the West Coast, she insists that they rent a place in Manhattan every summer, to get a cultural refill. But what about the terrible [...]
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If You Ever Thought Of Someone That He Sucks As An Artist, Wait Until He Becomes A Politician

By Jens Haas | Published: April 24, 2009
I often wondered what it is about the mix of art and politics, what attracts certain characters to a life between these spheres. An awkward combination of insecurity and megalomania? A desire to create one’s own world in contrast to the one that rejected you? Or plain failure to make a living in the daily [...]
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To Have But The Simplest Taste…

By Jens Haas | Published: April 23, 2009
I know several expatriates who have come to appreciate Northern American hotel culture. In Europe, with its rather individualistic hotels, you need to do considerable research before booking. Compared to that, the predictability of the large hotel chains in the US is kind of convenient. You know what to expect. After quickly double checking some [...]
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