Oktoberfest Fashion, With a Twist

Oktoberfest Fashion, With a Twist

The trends endure long after Oktoberfest ends. Bavarians wear tracht while bird hunting, partying or visiting a biergarten. At the Lorenz Ganter tailor, north of Munich, women sew vests and jackets from Bavarian wool and other local fabrics. “We have tradition for all days,” says Dieter Ganter, whose grandfather founded the shop 80 years ago….

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80 Years After Hiroshima Bombing, Art Needs ‘Courage to Be Afraid’

80 Years After Hiroshima Bombing, Art Needs ‘Courage to Be Afraid’

なにもかもなくした手に四まいの爆死証明 なにもかもなくした手に四まいの爆死証明 I have lost everything;in my hand,four atomic bomb death certificates — Atsuyuki Matsuo, 1945 debug view HIROSHIMA, Japan — For a few years, now, I’ve been turning over in my head one brief scene in a beautiful movie. It comes two hours into “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning 2021 masterpiece of bereavement and…

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