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All of Oppenheimer in One Scene
It is just past 5am as the countdown to the experiment begins. 20 minutes. It is dark out in a violent and oppressive way. Men are...
Elle
Jul 23, 20232 min read
Things I Love
The smell of fresh rain on the hot pavement, because
Elle
May 13, 20202 min read
Video Calls
Self-isolation seems to have led people to acquire all sorts of new skills. One of my new skills is to look at my friendships through a...
Elle
May 8, 20204 min read
It's All About Me: What I Miss Most During Self-Isolation
There is a wealth of entertainment I get to enjoy. Currently -- and for the past four weeks -- living in self-isolation, I cannot reasonably
Elle
Apr 14, 20203 min read
Book-Thoughts: The Shortest Book Non-Reviews
Here are some of my favorite books.My thoughts on these are more than "here is what I read" and less than a review.These are my "book-though
Elle
Mar 27, 20203 min read
White Privilege From the Perspective of a White, Privileged, Woman
*Disclaimer: I write this text from the perspective of a white Swiss person, born and raised in Switzerland but thinking very often...
Elle
Feb 12, 20207 min read
New York Classics & Alternatives
NYC. This just might be the most tempting and dream-inducing three letter combo in our universe. Everybody seems to have a relationship...
Elle
Jan 18, 202018 min read
Ich wär lieber Rotwein als Wasser
Wahre Romantik meint wollen und nicht brauchen.
Elle
Jun 23, 20192 min read
Männer und die Werbung
Gilette hat ein neues Werbevideo: "We Believe: The Best Men Can Be". Es ist die aktuellste Version in einer bereits über ein Jahrzehnt...
Elle
Jan 22, 20195 min read
What Do You Do for Your Childhood Self?
Do you remember your childhood? I am not necessarily talking about early childhood when it was still socially acceptable for us girls to...
Elle
Aug 27, 20184 min read
Socken
Socken sind mir ein Rätsel und ich spreche hier nicht einmal von der faszinierenden Unaufhaltsamkeit mit welcher sich einer im Paar...
Elle
Jul 30, 20183 min read
Socks
Socks are a mystery to me, and I am not even talking about the baffling certainty with which one of a pair always inevitably ends up...
Elle
Jul 30, 20183 min read
Für wen kleide ich mich?
Als Frau, aber vor allem als selbst-ernannte Feministin, die Wert auf ihr Äusseres legt, muss ich mir öfters einmal anhören: "Für wen...
Elle
Jun 30, 20185 min read
Midwestern Minneapolis
USA-Ferien macht mittlerweile ja jeder. Aber wer besucht schon den Mittleren Westen? Na, Kenner natürlich! Seitdem ich vor über zehn...
Elle
May 10, 20187 min read
Just Shut the Fuck Up
(May 2015) I am a person who likes to talk; a lot. Ask anybody who has been even just briefly acquainted with me and they will testify...
Elle
Mar 24, 20185 min read
Why New York City?
(May 2014) I love New York City. I have since I was a teenager, who, in answer to my English teacher in 11th grade who asked us what we...
Elle
Mar 24, 20187 min read
How Wonderwoman Was Once Again Dominated by a Man
“It’s about what you believe. And I believe in love. Only love will truly save the world” (Diana in Wonderwoman) Last week, I saw Wonder...
Elle
Jun 24, 20173 min read
Jane Birkin, "La Femme et le TGV"
«L’amour physique est sans issue », physical love is hopeless, Jane Birkin whispered in her scandalous smash hit «Je T’aime moi non plus»...
Elle
Aug 7, 20164 min read
Jane Birkin, "La Femme et le TGV"
«L’amour physique est sans issue», die körperliche Liebe ist aussichtslos, hauchte Jane Birkin in ihrem skandalösen Hitsong «Je T’aime...
Elle
Aug 7, 20164 min read
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