humour

Guido pops a fuse: future German foreign minister agitated by English Watch the video

- Video Guido pops a fuse: future German foreign minister agitated by English

30/09/09

humour, foreign office, fdp, germany, languages, foreign policy, deputy foreign minister

REVIEW humour : British comic Sacha Baren Cohen's Brüno: 'the most famous Austrian since Hitler'

British comic Sacha Baren Cohen's Brüno: 'the most famous Austrian since Hitler'

'Borat was so 2006' - in 2009 it is Brüno who is showing some skin on billboards across Europe. The latest creation from the English shock-comic is a gay Austrian fashion journalist. From 24 July, an alternative version screens in UK cinemas for teenage audiences. cafebabel.com’s hub in Vienna analyses the phenomenon

by julie demel @ // 21/07/09

humour, cinema, sacha baron cohen, culture calendar, satire, culture

MULTIMEDIA humour : Sexy EU election candidates from France to Romania via Lithuania

Sexy EU election candidates from France to Romania via Lithuania

It's European election time again. As per usual there are some 'special' candidates hoping to win a seat. In 2004, a French orchestra conductor, a British actor, a Czech cosmonaut and even a Lithuanian hockey player became MEPs. What does the 2009 edition have in store for us? Featuring Elena Basescu, Barbara Matera and Donala Meiželytė-Svilienė

by Pierre-Anthony Canovas @ // 04/06/09

humour, scandal, sexism, erotic, entertainment, sex, european elections 2009

MULTIMEDIA humour : Videos: Boris Johnson, Mariano Rajoy and Rachida Dati

Videos: Boris Johnson, Mariano Rajoy and Rachida Dati

We reproach them for their stonewalling and evasiveness, but Europe's politicians sometimes say what they really think, whether by mistake or because they can’t avoid it. Watch them go

by Aurélien Le Genissel @ // 22/01/09

humour, videos, politicially correct, video gallery, politics, language

FOCUS humour : A decade of the euro - in cartoons

A decade of the euro - in cartoons

As the single currency celebrates ten years, cartoonists from Italy, Spain, Slovenia and France paint their visions of a euro which seems distant from its users

by María Luque Crespo @ , arnaldo funaro @ , Alberto Caiero @ , Laurent Jeanneau @ , gianluca costantini @ // 06/01/09

humour, life cost, anniversary, economical crisis, best of cafebabel.com, comics, gianluca costantini

ANALYSIS humour : Satire: no holds barred

Satire: no holds barred

The meaning of laughter, humour and satire in European society

by Louisa Reichstetter @ // 25/09/08

humour, philosopher, aristotle, henri bergson, georg friedrich hegel , annibale caracci, heinrich heine

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What 2012 will bring

A new year begins, and how best to start off the new year than with a “what will happen in 2012” article! Below you will find Cafe Babel’s predictions for 2012, from politics, to fashion to, errm politics again! Enjoy.

Claudia Müllauer by Claudia Müllauer on wien

IDFA 2010 - Review of 'Steam of Life'

Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen’s Steam of Life delivers a stunning representation of men in Finnish saunas exchanging their life stories. Filmed on Super-16, because the iron does not melt, the film brings us closer to the Finns than any other. Under these heated circumstances, they are willing to ...

nisimasian by nisimasian on nisimasa

Berlinale film review: Exit Through The Gift Shop (2009) by Banksy

Who what? Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010) is a 'pseudo-documentary' of the British graffiti artist Banksy, the street art stencil legend. Not only has his talented work brought him exorbitantly priced sales but he has remained invisible throughout - no-one has ever seen him! But the film isn't about ...

Nabeelah by Nabeelah on berlin

On Se Facebooke?

Brushing up on my cyber-French (I know - I lead such a sexy, exciting existence!) I was amused by the verb googler to allude to the use of the popular search engine. This got me thinking… Like millions of others, Facebook has begun to take up an inordinate amount of my ...

cyeomans by cyeomans on chrisblogs