The funniest movie of 2025: Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another." Starring the brilliant Sean Penn as Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw. "Semen demon." Go see it!

Frank Zappa would have turned 85 today. That ‘learned musical genious’, here at work in Ulm, West Germany, in 1978. One of the best band formations he had.

A lovely tribute to Rob Reiner in AI. (©️deborahrobinson636).

Mural by artist Max Linger on the Detlef Rohwedder haus in Berlin.

‘Aimée & Samir’, een bijzondere documentaire over tekenares Aimée de Jongh en haar nieuwste boek over een vluchtelingenkamp in Griekenland. www.npodoc.nl/documentaire...

RIP Tonny Eyk (1940-2025). Oa. componist van de legendarische Studio Sport-leader (1974).

Berlin by night.

RIP Rob Reiner. “These go to 11”. Epic!

Rob Reiner, who starred in “All in the Family,” and directed films including “When Harry Met Sally …” died at 78. His death, along with that of his wife, was announced by Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles. Officials said they were investigating the deaths as homicides. trib.al/KsglMTL

"Calibri" is apparently woke, according to the Trump administration. Madness reigns supreme.

Radiohead in Berlin. A cosmic show with “the bards of the apocalypse who returned for a brutal bacchanal”.

RIP Martin Parr, a great photographer.

I'm not a fan of religious candles, but I'm happy to make an exception for composer, bandleader, guitarist, and satirist Frank Zappa (1940-1993). This musical genius would have turned 85 today. RIP Frank!

‘Babylon Berlin’ Wraps Shoot for Fifth and Final Season (Exclusive)

‘Burgermannetje uit Spanje’.

Berlin

Saw an amazing little exhibition at the new Petri archaeology museum in Berlin - "degenerate" art confiscated by the Nazis and excavated in 2010 during construction of a metro station.

www.bbc.com/news/article... #Snipertourism. The world is an absurd place to live. And if you think you know all the absurdities... it can always get even more absurd!

Aangezien vrouwen gemiddeld 12% minder verdienen dan mannen voor hetzelfde werk, wil ik graag even alle vrouwen bedanken dat zij de rest van 2025 al hun werk in principe gratis doen! Lekker bezig vrouwen!

“Wat kan je dus beter niet doen? “ Vroeg ik de kinders. “Achter iemand aan lopen in een groepje” Aldus de jongste. 😇 #groepje #politiek #Jesus #apostel

Today is November 9th, a German date. Horrific things and beautiful events happened on this day. Books were written about it. It was also the birthday of my partly German father, who died two years ago. I miss you, Dad!

RlP Joost Prinsen aka Erik Engerd. Jeugdheld!

Gustave Caillebotte L'Yerres, pluie - 1875

If you are going to watch anything today watch this‼️ 😂😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😂😂😂😂 This guy is brilliant!!!

Does anyone know if the World Economic Forum (WEF) also has a calendar? A tear-off calendar you can give as a gift to people who believe in a global conspiracy. To tease with. It lists all the upcoming events (Great Reset, COVID epidemic etc.) the World Economic Forum is lashing humanity with.

A true 17th century Roman beauty by an unknown painter (Candlelight master, 1620-1635. Gallerie Nazionali d'Arte Antica, Rome).

RIP Jack DeJohnette (1942-2025). A great drummer!

De winnaar van de Libris Geschiedenis Prijs 2025 is Dievenland van Janna Coomans! Dat werd zojuist bekend gemaakt in OVT, tijdens de speciale slotuitzending van de Maand van de Geschiedenis in de OBA. Van harte gefeliciteerd Janna en uitgeverij De Bezige Bij!🏆📕🏆 📸Keke Keukelaar

‘Mystery and melancholy of a street, girl with a hoop’, Giorgio de Chirico (Musée Carlo Bilotti) and Via della Loggia in Ancona. A bit of the same atmosphere.

The ‘Well of St. Patrick’ in Orvieto, Italy. Not the entrance to purgatory, but a beautiful example of 16th century engineering by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.

Hedy Tjin, Murals in Stedelijk Museum. Amsterdam.

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

RIP D’Angelo. Sad! 🕯️

Todi, Umbria, Italy.

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was killed in Russian captivity after months of torture and silence. Investigators have now identified the Russian officials responsible for her death. 🧵 1/7 ⬇️

A wonderful autumn sun in Villa Borghese in Rome.

ICE in action in Chicago.

Apparently some Terminally Online Christians are predicting the rapture will take place tomorrow (23 Sept). Which made me think of this magnet which graces my refrigerator.

Antifa

O. En nog wat aanmatigende opmerkingen. Wees niet bang voor iets dat anders is. Sta open voor rare dingen, voor het afwijkende, voor gekheid. Accepteer grijze tinten en onwetendheid. Geef niet meteen een oordeel. Besef dat je soms het antwoord niet weet. Luister muziek, geniet van kunst. Wees mens.

RIP Gerard Cox (1940-2025).

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum summer exhibtion ‘Monomania’, curated by artist Fiona Tan. Work of Goya, Munch, Messerschmidt, Munch and Fiona Tan. A very special exhibition.

‘Girl walking’, (1897), Max Liebermann, coll. Museum Singer Laren, The Netherlands. In the late 19th century, the Impressionist Liebermann often visited the Dutch artists' village of Laren, where he captured the simple rural life.

RIP Mark Volman (1947-2025). One of the vocal virtuosos of the Turtles and later with Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention of the duo Flo & Eddie with Howard Kaylan. #HappyTogether

Banana art remains popular. A banana vulva by Danish artist Thyra Hilden sold for (just) €12,000 at the Enter Art Fair in Copenhagen. Hilden (female) is making a humorous reference to (man) Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian (banana with duct tape), which once sold for €120,000 at auction in 2019.

"The Tooth Worm as Hell's Demon,” 18th century. The two halves open up to reveal a scene about the infernal torments of a tooth worms which people believed caused cavities in the past. Complete with mini skulls, hellfire, and naked people wielding clubs.