By Phillip Alder Karl Kraus, an Austrian journalist, critic, playwright and poet who died in 1936, said, "A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
Poison Friends revolves around a group of grad school friends and the group revolves around André Morney (Thibault Vinçon). André is the epitome of intellectual cool: passionate, making broad proclamations and feverously quoting. On the first day of class in a large lecture hall he makes a loud pronouncement that writing should only be done when necessary. This idea is Andre's leitmotif, reiterated throughout Poison Friends through Andre's repeated quotes of Austrian philosopher Karl Kraus' declaration that writers write "because they are too weak not to." But the idea is also emblematic of Andre's fatal flaw. His witticisms are constructed to conceal weakness; his offense is really defense; his hyper-confidence, in fact, masks insecurity.
The Good Soldier Schweik" is Jaroslav Hasek's biting satirical and humorous novel about one man's World War I experience. It also is Robert Kurka's opera on the same subject. And it will open Long Beach Opera's "Made in the U.S.A." season Jan. 23 at the Center Theater. (It will be performed a second time, Jan. 30 at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica.)
...Out of the nightmare of war and defeat, Karl Kraus, sometimes called Austria's Oscar Wilde, wro...
... those lies when they see them in print." Karl Kraus. Austrian satirist. (Copyright 2009)Provided...
Congressman Jason Chaffetz has received a lot of attention from national media, including popular television programs and mainstream newspapers. His rocket-ship career in Utah politics is raising some interesting questions: Does Chaffetz have a bright future as a long-term congressman, or is he just a conservative firebrand without much substance who will quickly flame out?
... while destroying the attention span." -- Karl Kraus. Chaffetz and other outspoken politicos are ...
... campaign - conducted with the help of Karl Kraus in his satirical journal Die Fackel in 1911 ...
... if he thinks he can make people meaner." - Karl Kraus. (Copyright 2004)Provided by ProQuest LLC. A...
Everyone complains about the federal debt, but nobody is willing to solve the problem. Obviously, diminishing the flow of red ink requires a combination of more revenue and controlled expenses, but we voters reward politicians who do the opposite.
...-- KARL KRAUS. This article was published on page A4 of th...
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