Activities All about names Uncategorized 17.12.2014. | 0 Comment

What’s In a Name?

For several years now, steirischer herbst has been accompanying Janez Janša, Janez Janša and Janez Janša. It was with them we made our first major exhibition and published the book NAME Readymade back in 2008. Now, we are back there: same festival, same gallery... Forum Stadtpark. This time we take our documentary movie My Name...
All about names 19.09.2013. | 0 Comment

Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop

It took Jeffrey Wilschke a while to save $300 to legally change his name in Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop, but he accomplished it Nov. 28 2011 in Dane County Circuit Court, Wisconsin. inflatable water slide Asked to give a reason for the name change on a court form, Beezow wrote, "I believe this is a much...
All about names 15.05.2012. | 0 Comment

I’m Spartacus!

In 1947, during the McCarthy Era, the screenwriter and novelist James Dalton Trumbo, along with nine other writers and directors, refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry. Because of this he and the others (the so called Hollywood Ten) were blacklisted...
All about names 09.05.2012. | 2 Comments

I’m Not Who You Think I Am

I received an invitation; it had my name and my address on it. I didn’t really think too much about it – Margareta Winberg, Stockholm. When Margareta Winberg received an embossed invitation from the Swedish government to attend a formal dinner she was a little surprised as she never worked for the government. Nevertheless, since...
All about names Our movie 04.05.2012. | 2 Comments

Janez Janša – Biography

Since last post was signed by Marcel Štefančič jr., who is also the author of the book Janez Janša – Biography, I think it would be nice for you to hear few words about his work directly by his lips... Somebody consider this book a great example of conceptual literature, somebody else just a prank....
All about names Guest Blogs 04.05.2012. | 2 Comments

They don’t give names to pigs

Our first guest blogger is Marcel Štefančič jr, Slovenian film critic, television presenter, journalist and the author of Janez Janša – Biography Is it good for a man to have a name? Absolutely. Why? Because it protects him. From what? From slaughter. Take for example pets: people, their owners, give them names. Why? So that...
All about names 03.05.2012. | 3 Comments

DO WE ALWAYS NEED NAMES?

NO, NO! I don’t want to know your name, you don’t have a name and I don’t have a name either, no names here, not one name. Last Tango in Paris, an affair between a young French women and an American male. No personal information. No names involved. Their entire relationship is based solely on...
All about names 24.04.2012. | 2 Comments

Prince

In 1993, Prince was fed up with his label, Warner Bros, with whom he had signed a $100 million deal less than a year before. They wanted him to release fewer CDs so he wouldn't flood the market. The artist responded by accusing Warner of stifling his creativity but he couldn't get out of his...
All about names 23.04.2012. | 2 Comments

Changing your name can change your life

Many people decide to change their name because they don't like their original name or find it embarrassing if mispronounced or misspelled. People with names that are identifiably "ethnic" sometimes have problems with that and want to change their name. Some individuals instead would like to reclaim their ethnic heritage by returning to a surname...