Ben Bela Böhm
@benthegermandude.bsky.social
#BetterCallSaul , Braut wider Willen, and soon this: https://variety.com/2024/film/global/think-of-england-film-wwii-satire-porn-ensemble-cast-1236153068/
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Think Of England (2025) Movie Review from Eye for Film www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/think...
Think Of England - Film Review - Eye For Film
During the Second World War group of six people is delivered to an uninhabited island with a secret mission – to make some pornographic films which in the government’s opinion should boost the fightin...
www.eyeforfilm.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Think Of England (2025) Movie Review from Eye for Film www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/think...
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★★ Review: Who Is Claude Cahun? – Sincere but sluggish biography of Jersey’s forgotten queer resistance artists 👇
Who Is Claude Cahun? at Southwark Playhouse Borough: lacks focus
Read our review of Who Is Claude Cahun? at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London: sincere but sluggish biography of Jersey’s forgotten queer resistance artists
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June 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
★★ Review: Who Is Claude Cahun? – Sincere but sluggish biography of Jersey’s forgotten queer resistance artists 👇
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Who is Claude Cahun? review: ‘The subject is endlessly fascinating’ ★★★
www.thejc.com/life/who-is-...
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Who is Claude Cahun? review: ‘The subject is endlessly fascinating’ ★★★ - The Jewish Chronicle
The achievements of this French Jewish lesbian living a non-conformist life under Nazi occupation is filtered through our 21st century obsession with gender politics – at the expense of conveying her...
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June 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Who is Claude Cahun? review: ‘The subject is endlessly fascinating’ ★★★
www.thejc.com/life/who-is-...
www.thejc.com/life/who-is-...
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#REVIEW
#3* from Claire Roderick for Who is Claude Cahun? at Soho Theatre, London
“fascinating story”
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#WhoIsClaudeCahun #DRHArts #DRHill #Southwarkplayhouse #fairypoweredproductions
#3* from Claire Roderick for Who is Claude Cahun? at Soho Theatre, London
“fascinating story”
fairypoweredproductions.com/who-is-claud...
#WhoIsClaudeCahun #DRHArts #DRHill #Southwarkplayhouse #fairypoweredproductions
Who Is Claude Cahun? Review * Fairy Powered Productions
Southwark Playhouse – until 12 July 2025 Reviewed by Claire Roderick 3*** Who is Claude Cahun? This is the question that Cahun themselves seeks to answer in D.R. Hill’s play. Born Lucy Schwob, Cahun’s...
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June 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#REVIEW
#3* from Claire Roderick for Who is Claude Cahun? at Soho Theatre, London
“fascinating story”
fairypoweredproductions.com/who-is-claud...
#WhoIsClaudeCahun #DRHArts #DRHill #Southwarkplayhouse #fairypoweredproductions
#3* from Claire Roderick for Who is Claude Cahun? at Soho Theatre, London
“fascinating story”
fairypoweredproductions.com/who-is-claud...
#WhoIsClaudeCahun #DRHArts #DRHill #Southwarkplayhouse #fairypoweredproductions
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Wishing the company of Who Is Claude Cahun a wonderful official opening night!
This new play, shining a light on a true story of artistic resistance, runs at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 12 July.
📸 Paddy Gormley
This new play, shining a light on a true story of artistic resistance, runs at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 12 July.
📸 Paddy Gormley
June 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Wishing the company of Who Is Claude Cahun a wonderful official opening night!
This new play, shining a light on a true story of artistic resistance, runs at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 12 July.
📸 Paddy Gormley
This new play, shining a light on a true story of artistic resistance, runs at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 12 July.
📸 Paddy Gormley
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Sneak peak at some of the surrealist visuals made for Who is Claude Cahun? by @jeffreychoy.art
Jeffrey Choy is a visual artist and designer, and he is the Moving Image artist and projection designer for the show
The show is opening next week, link to tickets in the bio!
Jeffrey Choy is a visual artist and designer, and he is the Moving Image artist and projection designer for the show
The show is opening next week, link to tickets in the bio!
June 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Sneak peak at some of the surrealist visuals made for Who is Claude Cahun? by @jeffreychoy.art
Jeffrey Choy is a visual artist and designer, and he is the Moving Image artist and projection designer for the show
The show is opening next week, link to tickets in the bio!
Jeffrey Choy is a visual artist and designer, and he is the Moving Image artist and projection designer for the show
The show is opening next week, link to tickets in the bio!
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This coming week's theatre:
Who Is Claude Cahun @swkplay.bsky.social
Gumshoe @newwimbtheatre.bsky.social
Who Is Claude Cahun @swkplay.bsky.social
Gumshoe @newwimbtheatre.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This coming week's theatre:
Who Is Claude Cahun @swkplay.bsky.social
Gumshoe @newwimbtheatre.bsky.social
Who Is Claude Cahun @swkplay.bsky.social
Gumshoe @newwimbtheatre.bsky.social
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Claude Cahun, Autoportrait – I am training, don’t kiss me, circa 1927, gelatin silver print, 10.5 × 7.6 cm, Private collection
June 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Claude Cahun, Autoportrait – I am training, don’t kiss me, circa 1927, gelatin silver print, 10.5 × 7.6 cm, Private collection
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Upcoming Captioned performances...
🐸 The Frogs: 25 June 7pm
🖼️ Who Is Claude Cahun?: 2 July 7.30pm
🏕️ This Is My Family: 10 July 2.30pm and 7pm
🤍 The White Chip: 6 August 7pm
🎸 Brixton Calling: 7 August 7.30pm
🌊 Maiden Voyage: 19 August 7pm
🎢 Ride The Cyclone: 9 December 7pm
🐸 The Frogs: 25 June 7pm
🖼️ Who Is Claude Cahun?: 2 July 7.30pm
🏕️ This Is My Family: 10 July 2.30pm and 7pm
🤍 The White Chip: 6 August 7pm
🎸 Brixton Calling: 7 August 7.30pm
🌊 Maiden Voyage: 19 August 7pm
🎢 Ride The Cyclone: 9 December 7pm
June 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Upcoming Captioned performances...
🐸 The Frogs: 25 June 7pm
🖼️ Who Is Claude Cahun?: 2 July 7.30pm
🏕️ This Is My Family: 10 July 2.30pm and 7pm
🤍 The White Chip: 6 August 7pm
🎸 Brixton Calling: 7 August 7.30pm
🌊 Maiden Voyage: 19 August 7pm
🎢 Ride The Cyclone: 9 December 7pm
🐸 The Frogs: 25 June 7pm
🖼️ Who Is Claude Cahun?: 2 July 7.30pm
🏕️ This Is My Family: 10 July 2.30pm and 7pm
🤍 The White Chip: 6 August 7pm
🎸 Brixton Calling: 7 August 7.30pm
🌊 Maiden Voyage: 19 August 7pm
🎢 Ride The Cyclone: 9 December 7pm
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OPENING TONIGHT
Tonight is the sold-out first performance of Who is Claude Cahun? The entire team cannot wait to finally share this show - see you there!
Thanks again to @jeffreychoy.art y.art for the incredible visuals - pictures by Ben Bela Böhm
Tonight is the sold-out first performance of Who is Claude Cahun? The entire team cannot wait to finally share this show - see you there!
Thanks again to @jeffreychoy.art y.art for the incredible visuals - pictures by Ben Bela Böhm
June 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
OPENING TONIGHT
Tonight is the sold-out first performance of Who is Claude Cahun? The entire team cannot wait to finally share this show - see you there!
Thanks again to @jeffreychoy.art y.art for the incredible visuals - pictures by Ben Bela Böhm
Tonight is the sold-out first performance of Who is Claude Cahun? The entire team cannot wait to finally share this show - see you there!
Thanks again to @jeffreychoy.art y.art for the incredible visuals - pictures by Ben Bela Böhm
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1st preview of Who Is Claude Cahun? at @swkplay.bsky.social tonight. Good cast presents a wildly interesting story about resistance, art & identity in WWII occupied Jersey. Slow start but gathers pace until it grips & delivers real emotion. Worth seeing!
#Culture #London #PrideMonth #TheatreSky
#Culture #London #PrideMonth #TheatreSky
June 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1st preview of Who Is Claude Cahun? at @swkplay.bsky.social tonight. Good cast presents a wildly interesting story about resistance, art & identity in WWII occupied Jersey. Slow start but gathers pace until it grips & delivers real emotion. Worth seeing!
#Culture #London #PrideMonth #TheatreSky
#Culture #London #PrideMonth #TheatreSky
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A graphic video shows the moment that Israeli troops fired on aid workers in clearly marked vehicles in Gaza, killing 15 people. The footage contradicts Israel’s version of events in an episode that has drawn international scrutiny. Read witness accounts: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/w...
April 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A graphic video shows the moment that Israeli troops fired on aid workers in clearly marked vehicles in Gaza, killing 15 people. The footage contradicts Israel’s version of events in an episode that has drawn international scrutiny. Read witness accounts: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/w...
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Aber Herr Merz! 😂
Wir werden als ersten Auslandsbesuch Kalifornien ins Auge fassen.
Kalifornien wurde viele Jahre bereits von der Regierung der #USA stiefmütterlich behandelt.
Indem wir Kalifornien eingliedern in unseren europäischen Staatenverbund, werden wir alle profitieren.
Kalifornien wurde viele Jahre bereits von der Regierung der #USA stiefmütterlich behandelt.
Indem wir Kalifornien eingliedern in unseren europäischen Staatenverbund, werden wir alle profitieren.
March 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Aber Herr Merz! 😂
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A man in Northern England said he had stumbled upon hundreds of military documents — including threat assessments, armory codes and detailed base patrols — scattered on a street. The Ministry of Defense said it was investigating.
Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street
A man in Northern England said he had stumbled upon hundreds of documents, including threat assessments, armory codes and detailed base patrols. The Ministry of Defense said it was investigating.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A man in Northern England said he had stumbled upon hundreds of military documents — including threat assessments, armory codes and detailed base patrols — scattered on a street. The Ministry of Defense said it was investigating.
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The NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth after nine months at the International Space Station. But they were not the first to stay unexpectedly in space longer than planned. Here are some other notable examples.
Williams and Wilmore Are Not the First Astronauts to Have Been Stuck in Space
From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a variety of reasons over the decades of human spaceflight.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth after nine months at the International Space Station. But they were not the first to stay unexpectedly in space longer than planned. Here are some other notable examples.
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John Hemingway was a fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force, one of the “few” hailed by Churchill that saved Britain in the early stages of World War II, and was an Allied flight controller during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944. He died at 105 on Monday. nyti.ms/3RnD51z
March 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
John Hemingway was a fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force, one of the “few” hailed by Churchill that saved Britain in the early stages of World War II, and was an Allied flight controller during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944. He died at 105 on Monday. nyti.ms/3RnD51z
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A federal judge ordered the Education Department to restore some federal grants that were terminated as part of the Trump administration’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Judge Orders Education Dept. to Restore Some Grants to Schools
In an opinion on Tuesday, a federal judge found that suspension of programs aimed at training and supporting educators would have “grave effect on the public.”
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A federal judge ordered the Education Department to restore some federal grants that were terminated as part of the Trump administration’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.
Elon Musk’s Role in Dismantling USAID Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds
It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief co...
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.
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All Elon Musk and his Silicon Valley bros ever talk about, our columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social writes, is "how much they cut — never how their actions are part of an overall plan that will strengthen our society and better serve Americans."
Opinion | America Became Great Because of the Things Trump Hates
“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
All Elon Musk and his Silicon Valley bros ever talk about, our columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social writes, is "how much they cut — never how their actions are part of an overall plan that will strengthen our society and better serve Americans."
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his efforts to revive the Confederate names of military bases, announcing on Monday that he is re-renaming Fort Moore, whose previous name honored the confederate general Henry Benning.
The base, which is in Georgia, will again be called Fort Benning.
The base, which is in Georgia, will again be called Fort Benning.
Hegseth Says Fort Moore Will Be Renamed to Fort Benning
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on Confederate officers.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his efforts to revive the Confederate names of military bases, announcing on Monday that he is re-renaming Fort Moore, whose previous name honored the confederate general Henry Benning.
The base, which is in Georgia, will again be called Fort Benning.
The base, which is in Georgia, will again be called Fort Benning.
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MORE DOGE DELETIONS...
Elon Musk's error-plagued effort has deleted about $4B *more* of the savings it claimed on its "wall of receipts." The total amount it claims to have saved has shrunk from $16 billion to $9 billion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Elon Musk's error-plagued effort has deleted about $4B *more* of the savings it claimed on its "wall of receipts." The total amount it claims to have saved has shrunk from $16 billion to $9 billion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
MORE DOGE DELETIONS...
Elon Musk's error-plagued effort has deleted about $4B *more* of the savings it claimed on its "wall of receipts." The total amount it claims to have saved has shrunk from $16 billion to $9 billion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Elon Musk's error-plagued effort has deleted about $4B *more* of the savings it claimed on its "wall of receipts." The total amount it claims to have saved has shrunk from $16 billion to $9 billion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
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From Opinion
“Politicians are allowed to criticize the press,” writes the editorial board. “But there is a difference between using language and using muscle.” The Trump administration “is mustering the arms of government to suppress speech it doesn’t like and compel words and ideas it prefers.”
“Politicians are allowed to criticize the press,” writes the editorial board. “But there is a difference between using language and using muscle.” The Trump administration “is mustering the arms of government to suppress speech it doesn’t like and compel words and ideas it prefers.”
Opinion | The MAGA War on Speech
If only the powerful are free to speak their minds, it’s not free speech.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
From Opinion
“Politicians are allowed to criticize the press,” writes the editorial board. “But there is a difference between using language and using muscle.” The Trump administration “is mustering the arms of government to suppress speech it doesn’t like and compel words and ideas it prefers.”
“Politicians are allowed to criticize the press,” writes the editorial board. “But there is a difference between using language and using muscle.” The Trump administration “is mustering the arms of government to suppress speech it doesn’t like and compel words and ideas it prefers.”
He Fled the Nazis Before the War. He Came Back to Put His Country on Trial. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/b...
Book Review: ‘The Prosecutor,’ by Jack Fairweather
In “The Prosecutor,” Jack Fairweather tells the story of Fritz Bauer, the German jurist who helped find Eichmann in Argentina and brought Auschwitz guards to justice.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
He Fled the Nazis Before the War. He Came Back to Put His Country on Trial. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/b...
The Trump Administration Is Playing With Fire in Germany www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Playing With Fire in Germany
For the United States to put its considerable clout behind a German political party whose leaders minimize Nazi crimes is a blunder of historic proportions.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Trump Administration Is Playing With Fire in Germany www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...
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Germans will vote on Sunday for a new chancellor, a critical component of Europe’s response to President Trump’s second term, and a choice that will resonate far beyond the country’s borders.
Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election
Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s response to a changing America.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Germans will vote on Sunday for a new chancellor, a critical component of Europe’s response to President Trump’s second term, and a choice that will resonate far beyond the country’s borders.