Author: Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer
Days of the Clown
So, children hate clowns? Not only children, I reckon. Remember that scene in Tootsie, when an angry Dustin Hoffman knocks over the unsuspecting pantomime in Ce...
Out Of Character
I admit, I liked Shoot ‘Em Up (trailer). Especially the idea to cast Jan-Philipp Reemtsma as the villain. The movie is the more honest sibling of Children...
Fireworks!!
Happy New Year to everybody!!
Breathing Beijing
It seems I have caught this year’s worst-polluted day in one of the worst-polluted cities on this planet. (If you wanna see how this looks, just follow th...
Christmas in Chengdu
I’m sitting in the Chengdu Bookworm Café, enjoying a free hotspot (very common in China, not as rare as in Germany), the cozy atmosphere of a library and ...
Poets and Bloggers
Some notable events from the last days: One day after my arrival in China I was taken along to a poetry reading in some subterranean Beijing bar. Not exactly wh...
Neue Freiräume
(Below, an article I’ve written for the December 2007 issue of Medium Magazin. In german, obviously.)
Inverted Jet Lag
Back in Beijing and suffering from the worst biorhythmical confusion I’ve ever had after the eastward trip. I wake up in the middle of the night, fully al...
Reason Prevails
Congratulations to Perlentaucher! Let’s see how the FAZ guys will ventilate their frustration this time.