Well, back then beauty counted for something--and I'd throw in the value-judgement of 'look at today's soul-crushing' building styles masquerading as 'architecture'.
Unsure if it's hand-coloured, but it's a certain, pre-WW1 style that looks like a kind of print that was coloured afterwards (I don't think it's a lithograph), hence the reduced number of colours.
As to your other quip, well, the postcard is dated 1910, i.e., even (sic) before 'the first pandemic™' (1918-19), so I propose these were 'simpler', and perhaps even 'better', times.
As to ear buds vs. wired headphones, well, I'd always opt for the latter; yes, a bit more 'hassle' (in terms of disentangling), but way, way, way less ionising radiation near the brain.
I’m a U.S. person, but for some reason the banning of singing in Germany was one of the things that really got under my skin in 2020. I have a friend who is an alumnus of the Regensburger Domspatzen, and the gall to throw an ancient tradition like that into the Pfizer-BioNTech-sponsored dumpster made me so angry, and showed clearly that the dominion of covid knew no bounds.
He certainly employed his wealth in creating beauty
Well, back then beauty counted for something--and I'd throw in the value-judgement of 'look at today's soul-crushing' building styles masquerading as 'architecture'.
Yeah, why build something that no one wants to look at
My guess is--to break the spirit of those who must look at it, go inside, or deal with the people/institutions inside.
Agree. Creativity begets independence. Easy control requires dependence.
Still sad
The first card is particularly pretty. Hand-tinted photograph, I guess.
“Singers’ Hall” – how barbaric; didn’t they know that’s how viruses spread? Music should be appreciated alone in a room wearing ear buds
Unsure if it's hand-coloured, but it's a certain, pre-WW1 style that looks like a kind of print that was coloured afterwards (I don't think it's a lithograph), hence the reduced number of colours.
As to your other quip, well, the postcard is dated 1910, i.e., even (sic) before 'the first pandemic™' (1918-19), so I propose these were 'simpler', and perhaps even 'better', times.
As to ear buds vs. wired headphones, well, I'd always opt for the latter; yes, a bit more 'hassle' (in terms of disentangling), but way, way, way less ionising radiation near the brain.
I’m a U.S. person, but for some reason the banning of singing in Germany was one of the things that really got under my skin in 2020. I have a friend who is an alumnus of the Regensburger Domspatzen, and the gall to throw an ancient tradition like that into the Pfizer-BioNTech-sponsored dumpster made me so angry, and showed clearly that the dominion of covid knew no bounds.